1 Table of Contents: “... -- Dinosaurs and dirt -- World's greatest mid-life crisis -- Roots of trees -- Mighty millipedes -- Lichens...”

2 “... occurrence. The Mesozoic has also witnessed mass extinction events, evolution of dinosaurs, and breakdown...”

3 “... bracketed by two catastrophes: the extinction of dinosaurs and the emergence of humans...”

4 “... at the present time, and a time when dinosaurs apparently dominated terrestrial faunas and the flowering plants...”