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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: George McGhee, Jr.Publisher: Columbia University Press Imprint: Columbia University Press ISBN: 9780231180979ISBN 10: 0231180977 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 07 August 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Language: English Table of ContentsPreface 1. Harbingers of the Late Paleozoic Ice Age 2. The Big Chill 3. The Late Carboniferous Ice World 4. Giants in the Earth . . . 5. The End of the Late Paleozoic Ice Age 6. The End of the Paleozoic World 7. The Legacy of the Late Paleozoic Ice Age Notes References IndexReviewsCarboniferous Giants and Mass Extinction is a superb and unique synthesis of the current knowledge of processes and conditions during the Late Paleozoic, incorporating the results from all subdisciplines of the earth and life sciences. McGhee demonstrates his expertise and knowledge in all the subdisciplines in a magnificent way. The book is a pleasure to read and at the same time erudite. -- Hermann Pfefferkorn, University of Pennsylvania Carboniferous Giants and Mass Extinction is comprehensive and well researched, and provides fascinating insights into the complex Carboniferous world. It has amazing presentation, including depth, perception, and interpretation, and the writing style is readable and captivating. This work will be a valuable reference for geology students and others interested in past earth climates. -- Peter E. Isaacson, University of Idaho A valuable contribution to our understanding of ancient environments and the incredible plants and animals that once inhabited the Earth. * Everything Dinosaur * Highly recommended. * Everything Dinosaur * George R. McGhee Jr.'s prior well-referenced work, When the Invasion of Land Failed: The Legacy of the Devonian Extinctions, was a very exciting compendium of global Devonian systems, and it showed McGhee's very careful and thorough review of research on that geologic period. Carboniferous Giants and Mass Extinction is equally comprehensive, well-researched, and provides fascinating insights into the complex Carboniferous world. This work will be a valuable reference for geology students and others interested in past earth climates.--Peter E. Isaacson, Professor Emeritus, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Idaho Carboniferous Giants and Mass Extinction is a superb and unique synthesis of the current knowledge of processes and conditions during the Late Paleozoic, incorporating the results from all subdisciplines of the earth and life sciences. McGhee demonstrates his expertise and knowledge in all the subdisciplines in a magnificent way. The book is a pleasure to read and at the same time erudite.--Hermann Pfefferkorn, University of Pennsylvania Carboniferous Giants and Mass Extinction is a superb and unique synthesis of the current knowledge of processes and conditions during the Late Paleozoic, incorporating the results from all subdisciplines of the earth and life sciences. McGhee demonstrates his expertise and knowledge in all the subdisciplines in a magnificent way. The book is a pleasure to read and at the same time erudite.--Hermann Pfefferkorn, University of Pennsylvania Carboniferous Giants and Mass Extinction is comprehensive and well researched, and provides fascinating insights into the complex Carboniferous world. It has amazing presentation, including depth, perception, and interpretation, and the writing style is readable and captivating. This work will be a valuable reference for geology students and others interested in past earth climates. -- Peter E. Isaacson, University of Idaho Carboniferous Giants and Mass Extinction is a superb and unique synthesis of the current knowledge of processes and conditions during the Late Paleozoic, incorporating the results from all subdisciplines of the earth and life sciences. McGhee demonstrates his expertise and knowledge in all the subdisciplines in a magnificent way. The book is a pleasure to read and at the same time erudite. -- Hermann Pfefferkorn, University of Pennsylvania Author InformationGeorge R. McGhee Jr. is Distinguished Professor of Paleobiology at Rutgers University and a fellow of the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research in Klosterneuburg, Austria. He has held research positions at the University of Tubingen, the Field Museum of Natural History, and the American Museum of Natural History. His books include The Late Devonian Mass Extinction: The Frasnian/Famennian Crisis (1996); Theoretical Morphology: The Concept and Its Applications (1999); and When the Invasion of Land Failed: The Legacy of the Devonian Extinctions (2013), from Columbia University Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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