Raup: Extinction: Bad Genes Or Bad Luck ? (cloth) - Hardcover

Raup, David M.

 
9780393030082: Raup: Extinction: Bad Genes Or Bad Luck ? (cloth)

Synopsis

A study which charts the history of evolution from the dawn of life on Earth to the present day. Physical causes of the extinction of numerous species, such as global cooling, volcanism, meteors and the fall of the sea level, are assessed in terms of their plausibility.

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About the Author

David M. Raup is the Sewell Avery Distinguished Service Professor and a statistical paleontologist at the University of Chicago.

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