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When Life Nearly Died

When Life Nearly Died documents not only what happened during this gigantic mass extinction but also the recent renewal of the idea of catastrophism: the theory that changes in the earth's crust were brought about suddenly in the past by phenomena that cannot be observed today.


Author:

  • Michael J. Benton

Narrator:

  • Julian Elfer

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 11 h 33 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Climate, nature, and animals
  • Climate and geography

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