Michael R. Rampino

Cataclysms: A New Geology for the Twenty-First Century

6. Catastrophism and Natural Selection: Charles Darwin Versus Patrick Matthew

9. Catastrophic Volcanic Eruptions and Extinctions

10. Ancient Glaciers or Impact-Related Deposits?

7. Impacts and Extinctions: Do They Match Up?

11. The Shiva Hypothesis: Comet Showers and the Galactic Carousel

3. The Alvarez Hypothesis

1. Catastrophism Versus Gradualism

Sources and Further Reading

Epilogue What Does It All Mean? A New Geology