Benton, Michael J.
Extinctions: How Life Survived, Adapted and Evolved
- ISBN 13:
- 9780500025468
- author:
- Benton, Michael J.
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 15.3 centimetres (0.64 kg
- Genre:
- Science, Biology, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
A journey through the great mass-extinction events that have shaped our Earth, revealing the current scientific understanding of mass extinction on our planet. This book explores the latest research, cutting-edge techniques in biology, chemistry, physics, and geology, and the discovery of a previously unknown mass extinction. The author examines the environmental crises that led to the near-collapse of life on Earth, including global warming, acid rain, ocean acidification, and meteorite impact. The book takes us through the 'big five' die-outs, including the Late Ordovician, late Devonian, End-Permian, Carnian Pluvial Event, and End-Cretaceous asteroid. Professor Michael J. Benton explains how these events affected global ecology and how life survived, adapted, and evolved. The book is illustrated with photographs of fossils and fieldwork, scenes from the laboratory, and artistic reconstructions of ancient environments. By examining the scientific breakthroughs and the drastic consequences for global ecology, this book provides a compelling and detailed look at the current state of our planet and the challenges we face.
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