An examination of one of the most controversial areas in contemporary science, this volume contains a series of essays which relate the present state of knowledge about mass extinction processes. The contributors discuss the evidence used to support the various theories.
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Stephen K. Donovan is lecturer in the Geology Department of the University of West Indies.
Among the contributors to this volume are: Antoni Hoffman of Columbia University, Charles McGhee of Rutgers University, Donald R. Prothero of Occidental College in Los Angeles, and Garland P. Upchurch Jr.of the University of Colorado Museum And National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder.
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