{"product_id":"9781461372226","title":"Controversy Catastrophism and Evolution: The Ongoing Debate","description":"\u003ch1\u003eControversy Catastrophism and Evolution: The Ongoing Debate\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePalmer, Trevor\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eControversy\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e  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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-10-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ISBN-10: 9781461372226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781461372226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-4901-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 452\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44358749028492,"sku":"9781461372226","price":153.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781461372226.jpg?v=1755113268","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781461372226","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}