Controversy Catastrophism and Evolution - The Ongoing Debate (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999)

In Controversy, Trevor Palmer fully documents how traditional gradualistic views of biological and geographic evolution are giving way to a catastrophism that credits cataclysmic events, such as meteorite impacts, for the rapid bursts and abrupt transitions observed in the fossil record. According to the catastrophists, new species do not evolve gradually; they proliferate following sudden mass extinctions. Placing this major change of perspective within the context of a range of ancient debates, Palmer discusses such topics as the history of the solar system, present-day extraterrestrial threats to earth, hominid evolution, and the fossil record.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2013
First published:	1999
Authors:	Trevor Palmer
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	452
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
ISBN-13:	978-1-4613-7222-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Relativity physics > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution
LSN:	1-4613-7222-4
Barcode:	9781461372226

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