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Catastrophes and lesser calamities : the causes of mass extinctions / Tony Hallam

In search of possible causes of mass extinctions -- Historical background -- Evidence for catastrophic organic changes in the geological record -- Impact by comets and asteroids -- Sea-level changes - ...
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Volcanism, impacts, and mass extinctions : causes and effects / edited by Gerta Keller and Andrew C. Kerr

Mass extinctions, volcanism, and impacts: The geological extinction record : history, data, biases, and testing / Norman MacLeod -- Large igneous provinces and mass extinctions : an update / David P.G ...
EurekAlert!

Study resurrects mammoth DNA to explore the cause of their extinction

A new study in Genome Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, resurrected the mutated genes of the last herd of woolly mammoths and found that their small population had developed ...
The Conversation

Extinctions of Australian mammals have long been blamed on foxes and cats – but where’s the evidence?

Arian Wallach receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Erick Lundgren receives funding from the Centre for Open Science & Synthesis in Ecology and Evolution at the University of Alberta ...
KRDO

A sixth mass extinction is not looming, study argues. But there’s still cause for concern

(CNN) — Humans have wiped out more than 100 species — with many more on the brink or experiencing large declines in population. Some scientists have argued that we have entered a “sixth mass ...