MAP20070022545Ager, DerekThe New catastrophism : the importance of the rare event in geological history / Derek Ager. — Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1995XX, 231 p. : il. ; 25 cmBibliografía: P. 199-215. — Sumario: A much misunderstood man -- Magnolias and marigolds; hippos and hiatuses -- Modern terrestrial deposits -- Ancient terrestrial deposits -- Modern shorelines -- Ancient shorelines -- Ancient platform deposits -- Off-shore deposits, ancient and modern -- Sudden storms are short -- Evolution by accident -- Periodic plutonism -- It's the only present we've got! -- Jupiter or Pluto?