Table of Contents for Extinction

Introduction--Russell E. Train 6
1 The Last of Its Kind 13
2 Reading the Fossil Record 27
3 The Great Dyings 39
4 Humankind and Mass Extermination 51
Picture Essay 65
5 Species for Sale 77
6 Preservation and Protection 89
7 On the Brink of Extinction 101
Appendix: For More Information 112
Further Reading 114
Glossary 118
Index 121