When Life Nearly Died

The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time

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ISBN: 9780500291931
Uitgever: Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
Verschijningsvorm: Paperback
Auteur: Michael J. Benton
Pagina's: 352
Taal: Engels
Verschijningsjaar: 2024
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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?