When the Invasion of Land Failed: The Legacy of the Devonian Extinctions, McGhee George
Автор: Hannah, Michael Название: Extinctions ISBN: 1108843530 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108843539 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 2533.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Are we now entering a mass extinction event? What can mass extinctions in Earth`s history tell us and how does life on earth recover from them? How can we avoid a disastrous human-made mass extinction event? Michael Hannah answers these questions and more in this compelling book.
Автор: Hallam, Tony (Emeritus Professor of Geology, Unive Название: Catastrophes and lesser calamities: the causes of mass extinctions ISBN: 0192806688 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780192806680 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 1582.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Renowned geologist Tony Hallam takes us on a tour of the Earth`s history, and of the cataclysmic events, as well as the more gradual extinctions, that have punctuated life on Earth throughout the past 500 million years.
Название: When the Invasion of Land Failed ISBN: 0231160577 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780231160575 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 7128.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
The invasion of land by ocean-dwelling plants and animals was one of the most revolutionary events in the evolution of life on Earth, yet the animal invasion almost failed--twice--because of the twin mass extinctions of the Late Devonian Epoch. Some 359 to 375 million years ago, these catastrophic events dealt our ancestors a blow that almost drove them back into the sea. If those extinctions had been just a bit more severe, spiders and insects--instead of vertebrates--might have become the ecologically dominant forms of animal life on land.
This book examines the profound evolutionary consequences of the Late Devonian extinctions and the various theories proposed to explain their occurrence. Only one group of four-limbed vertebrates exists on Earth, while other tetrapod-like fishes are extinct. This gap is why the idea of "fish with feet" seems so peculiar to us, yet such animals were once a vital part of our world, and if the Devonian extinctions had not happened, members of these species, like the famous Acanthostega and Ichthyostega, might have continued to live in our rivers and lakes. Synthesizing decades of research and including a wealth of new discoveries, this accessible, comprehensive text explores the causes of the Devonian extinctions, the reasons vertebrates were so severely affected, and the potential evolution of the modern world if the extinctions had never taken place.
Автор: Rituparna Bose Название: Devonian Paleoenvironments of Ohio ISBN: 364234853X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642348532 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 7182.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Carbonate depositional systems in the Paleozoic geologic time represent fewer studies in paleoecological interactions than the siliciclastic systems. In this book, the author`s study involved exploring the Devonian geology and paleontology of a geologic formation of a new unexplored quarry in Ohio, namely Whitehouse Quarry in Lucas County, Ohio.
Описание: Covering both North and South America, this volume contains summaries of facts, theories, and unsolved problems pertaining to the unexplained extinction of mostly large terrestrial mammals.
Автор: Klein Название: Testing Modern Biostratigraphical Methods ISBN: 365815344X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783658153441 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 9141.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Carina Klein examines the quality of the existing modern ammonoid zonation based on three methods, being Unitary Associations (UA), Constrained Optimization (CONOP) as well as Ranking and Scaling (RASC). The author sets out which of these three methods is best suitable to refine these zones. The results obtained are compared to each other with regard to ammonoid succession and resolution as well as with empirical data from selected reference sections. The analysis reveals that the UA and RASC methods are the most suitable since the results best mirror the empirical data from the single outcrops.
Автор: Richard E Ernst Название: Geological Tour of Devonian and Ordovician Magmatism ISBN: 3030295583 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030295585 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 6986.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume provides an overview and tour (with many interesting stops along the way) of Devonian and Ordovician intraplate magmatism and associated sedimentary rocks and tectonics in the regions of Kuznetsk Alatau, Minusinsk Basin and Khakassia in western Siberia.
Автор: Newell Arber Название: Devonian Floras ISBN: 1107688450 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107688452 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3325.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Originally published in 1921, this book presents a detailed account `of the two Devonian land floras`. Illustrative figures and textual notes are incorporated throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the Devonian period, botany and the history of science.
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