Extinction - Paleontology, Earth Sciences

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Animal Extinctions in the Fossil Record: A Developmental Paradigm Animal Extinctions in the Fossil Record: A Developmental Paradigm

Article by Vaclav Petr discussing the possible causes of extinctions.

www.mprinstitute.org

Extinction Extinction

A number of extinction concepts are discussed and loosely defined, followed by a survey of some important extinction and "extinction-like" events, primarily from the Phanerozoic.

www.peripatus.gen.nz

Extinctions: Cycles of Life and Death Through Time Extinctions: Cycles of Life and Death Through Time

Covers patterns and periodicity of extinction, with discussions of major mass extinctions and minor extinction events.

park.org

The Late Devonian Mass Extinction The Late Devonian Mass Extinction

A professional technical paper discussing whether the Late Devonian (Frasnian-Famennian) mass extinction was initiated by an extraterrestrial impact or an earth-bound event. [PDF]

www.lpi.usra.edu

Mass Extinction Mass Extinction

A mathematical model for mass extinction.

www.lassp.cornell.edu


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