7. TRIASSIC SPRING

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prologue. Time Travel with Insects ix
4. 1. THE BUGGY PLANET 1
5. 2. RISE OF THE ARTHROPODS 17
6. 3. SILURIAN LANDFALL 36
7. 4. SIX FEET UNDER THE MOSS 52
8. 5. DANCING ON AIR 70
9. 6. PALEOZOIC HOLOCAUST 92
10. 7. TRIASSIC SPRING 115
11. 8. PICNICKING IN JURASSIC PARK 130
12. 9. CRETACEOUS BLOOM AND DOOM 153
13. 10. CENOZOIC REFLECTIONS 170
14. Postscript. The Buggy Universe Hypothesis 187
15. Acknowledgments 195
16. About the Author 201
17. Notes 203
18. Suggested Reading 217
19. Index 225