BBC Extinction Files
Broad, non-technical coverage of the whole field; a good introductory work. Includes mass extinctions, theories, the fossil record, FAQs, and a glossary. |
Extinction
A number of extinction concepts are discussed and loosely defined, followed by a survey of some important extinction and "extinction-like" events, primarily from the Phanerozoic. |
Extinctions: Cycles of Life and Death Through Time
Information about the patterns of extinction, both the major mass extinctions and some smaller, less well-known events. |
Mass extinction
A mathematical model for mass extinction. |
Phanerozoic Extinctions
Fully referenced BSc honours project on the History of Mass Extinctions with special reference to the proposed sixth extinction taking place at the present time. |
The Late Devonian Mass Extinction
A professional technical paper discussing whether the Late Devonian (Frasnian-Famennian) mass extinction was initiated by an extraterrestrial impact or an earth-bound event. |
