Print version: Benton, M. J. (Michael J.) When life nearly died : the greatest mass extinction of all time. Revised edition. London : Thames & Hudson, 2015 352 pages ISBN 9780500291931
Previous edition: 2003
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-341) and index
Geological timescale -- Antediluvian Sauria --Murchison names the Permian -- The death of catastrophism -- The concept that dared not speak its name -- Impact! -- Diversity, extinction and mass extinction -- Homing in on the event -- Life’s biggest challenge -- A tale of two continents -- On the river Sakmara -- What caused the biggest catastrophe of all time? -- Recovery from the brink -- The sixth mass extinction?