When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time

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The greatest mass extinction in Earths history happened some 251 million years ago. In this cataclysm at least 90 per cent of life was killed, both on land and in the sea, almost bringing evolution to a halt. What caused destruction on such an unimaginable scale? Was it the impact of a huge meteorite, or prolonged volcanic eruption in Siberia?

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The greatest mass extinction in Earths history happened some 251 million years ago. In this cataclysm at least 90 per cent of life was killed, both on land and in the sea, almost bringing evolution to a halt. What caused destruction on such an unimaginable scale? Was it the impact of a huge meteorite, or prolonged volcanic eruption in Siberia?

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 352
Edition: Revised and expanded edition
Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Published: 20 Jul 2015
ISBN 10: 0500291934
ISBN 13: 9780500291931

When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time

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