This book deals with the issue of "survival of the fittest" and mass extinctions. Are the survivors of extinctions necessarily better adapted than the species that were exterminated? It includes a survey of the history of life, a discussion of randomness, and an examination of the circumstances known about the five major mass extinctions.
ISBN 0-393-30927-4
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