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Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"The fossil history of plant life in Antarctica is central to our understanding of the evolution of vegetation through geological time and also plays a key role in reconstructing past configurations of the continents and associated climatic conditions. This book provides the only detailed overview of the development of Antarctic vegetation from the Devonian period to the present day, presenting Earth scientists with valuable insights into the break...
Series
Reviews in mineralogy and geochemistry volume Volume 83
Publisher
De Gruyter
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Series
Geophysical monograph volume 203
Publisher
American Geophysical Union
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Grand Canyon Association
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"For fifteen years, Ron Blakey of Northern Arizona University has meticulously created maps that show how numerous past landscapes gave rise to the region's stunning geologic formations. Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau is the first book to showcase Blakey's work. His maps are accompanied by text by Wayne Ranney. Ranney takes readers on a fascinating tour of the many landscapes depicted in the maps."--BOOK JACKET.
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
The debate over the age of the Earth has been ongoing for over two thousand years, and has pitted physicists and astronomers against biologists, religious philosophers against geologists. The Chronologers' Quest tells the story of our attempts to determine the age of the Earth. This book investigates the many novel methods used in the search for the Earth's age, from James Ussher and John Lightfoot examining biblical chronologies, Comte de Buffon...
Author
Publisher
Welbeck
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Carving a timeline through the aeons of evolution that have taken place before our time on Earth, Deep Time explores the evidence that exists beneath our feet, in our museums, in the skies and surrounding us every day, which can help us to make sense of the great age of our world. How can the human mind conceive of the immense arc of the history of our planet or the vast expanse of time since the beginning of the universe? Deep time challenges our...
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