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Night comes to the Cretaceous : dinosaur extinction and the transformation of modern geology / James Lawrence Powell.
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- ISBN: 0716731177
- Physical Description: xvi, 250 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : W.H. Freeman, c1998.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-244) and index. |
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| Subject: | Catastrophes (Geology) Extinction (Biology) Dinosaurs. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | QE 506 .P735 1998 | 30525545 | General Collection | Available | - |
Night Comes to the Cretaceous : Dinosaur Extinction and the Transformation of Modern Geology
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Table of Contents
Night Comes to the Cretaceous : Dinosaur Extinction and the Transformation of Modern Geology
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Preface | p. vii | |
| Prologue: The Greatest Mystery | p. ix | |
| Part I | Bolt from the Blue | |
| Chapter 1 | The Alvarez Discovery | p. 3 |
| Chapter 2 | The Past as Key to the Present | p. 23 |
| Chapter 3 | Stones from the Sky | p. 35 |
| Part II | Was There a K-T Impact? | |
| Chapter 4 | Theory on Trial | p. 55 |
| Chapter 5 | Counterattack | p. 67 |
| Chapter 6 | The Volcanic Rival | p. 85 |
| Chapter 7 | To Catch a Crater | p. 97 |
| Part III | Did An Impact Cause the K-T Mass Extinction? | |
| Chapter 8 | Clues from the Fossil Record | p. 125 |
| Chapter 9 | A Whimper or a Bang? | p. 143 |
| Chapter 10 | The Death of the Dinosaurs | p. 159 |
| Part IV | The Transformation of Geology | |
| Chapter 11 | Are All Mass Extinctions Caused by Collision? | p. 183 |
| Chapter 12 | Are Extinction and Cratering Periodic? | p. 199 |
| Chapter 13 | Geology's Golden Age | p. 211 |
| References | p. 223 | |
| Index | p. 245 |
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