Extinctions: Living and Dying in the Margin of Error - Hardcover

Hannah, Michael

 
9781108843539: Extinctions: Living and Dying in the Margin of Error
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1108843530 ISBN 13: 9781108843539
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2021

Synopsis

Mass extinctions, the fossil record, and whether we can avoid a disastrous human-made mass extinction event.

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About the Author

Michael Hannah is Associate Professor in the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington in Aotearoa/New Zealand. He completed his PhD at Adelaide University, specialising in palaeontology and biostratigraphy (the art of dating rocks using fossils). After a brief stint in industry, he took up a position at Victoria University, where he became involved in two major Antarctic drilling projects, helping to decipher ancient changes in climate and the history of the Antarctic ice sheets. Throughout his career he has been fascinated by the story of the evolution of early life and the terrifying consequences of the mass extinctions that are evident in the fossil record.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1108843530
ISBN 13 
9781108843539
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
262