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6. Catastrophism and Natural Selection: Charles Darwin Versus Patrick Matthew
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Michael R. Rampino
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- Introduction 1
- 1. Catastrophism Versus Gradualism 9
- 2. Lyell’s Laws 20
- 3. The Alvarez Hypothesis 29
- 4. Mass Extinctions 50
- 5. Kill Curves and Strangelove Oceans 60
- 6. Catastrophism and Natural Selection: Charles Darwin Versus Patrick Matthew 78
- 7. Impacts and Extinctions: Do They Match Up? 88
- 8. The Great Dying: The End-Permian Extinctions 105
- 9. Catastrophic Volcanic Eruptions and Extinctions 115
- 10. Ancient Glaciers or Impact-Related Deposits? 128
- 11. The Shiva Hypothesis: Comet Showers and the Galactic Carousel 136
- 12. Geological Upheavals and Dark Matter 150
- Epilogue 158
- Sources and Further Reading 161
- Index 201
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- Introduction 1
- 1. Catastrophism Versus Gradualism 9
- 2. Lyell’s Laws 20
- 3. The Alvarez Hypothesis 29
- 4. Mass Extinctions 50
- 5. Kill Curves and Strangelove Oceans 60
- 6. Catastrophism and Natural Selection: Charles Darwin Versus Patrick Matthew 78
- 7. Impacts and Extinctions: Do They Match Up? 88
- 8. The Great Dying: The End-Permian Extinctions 105
- 9. Catastrophic Volcanic Eruptions and Extinctions 115
- 10. Ancient Glaciers or Impact-Related Deposits? 128
- 11. The Shiva Hypothesis: Comet Showers and the Galactic Carousel 136
- 12. Geological Upheavals and Dark Matter 150
- Epilogue 158
- Sources and Further Reading 161
- Index 201
