Stanley, S. M., 1989, Earth and Life Trough Time. W.H. Freeman and Company, New York: Read Part 4: Chapters 11, 13, 15: Life of the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenoszoic.
For this week's recitation: How Much of the World is Bacteria?
See: http://www.vt.edu:10021/artsci/geology/mclean/Dinosaur_Volcano_Extinction/index.html http://nua-tech.com/paddy/sinkswim.htm#dinosaurs Alvarez, L. W., Alvarez, W., Asaro, F., and Michel, H.V., 1980, Extraterrestrial cause for the Cretaceous Tertiary extinction. Science, v. 208, no. 4448, pp. 1095-1108. Officer, C. B., Drake, C. L., 1983, The Cretaceous-Tertiary transition. Science v. 219, no. 4591, pp. 1383-1390.