Stromatolites: Ancient, Beautiful, and Earth-Altering - Couverture souple

Leis, R. J.; Stinchcomb, Bruce L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0764348973 ISBN 13 : 9780764348976

Editeur : Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

A colorful look at 3.5 billion years of stromatolites, peculiar structures produced by primitive life forms that lived over vast spans of geologic time. At once diverse, attractive, and sometimes puzzling, fossilized stromatolites are found worldwide in sedimentary rocks--often presenting striking patterns--where they grew in ancient bodies of water that covered parts of the earth billions of years before the dinosaurs. This reference presents a basic, nontechnical account, along with 636 beautiful images of these most ancient of Earthly collectibles. Stromatolites, and the cyanobacteria that produced most of them, were responsible not only for the fossils themselves, but also, more importantly, for the introduction of free oxygen into the planet's atmosphere. Covering a diverse variety of stromatolites and the geologic objects that can resemble them, this book is a delight for stromatophiles as well as those curious about the early Earth.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Bob Leis is an avid admirer and collector of stromatolites, algal mats, and any rocks of a stromatolitic and biogenic origin. Bruce L. Stinchcomb, a retired professor of geology, has an interest in stromatolites, the oldest clear evidence for life.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0764348973
• ISBN 13: 9780764348976
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: McKee Terry
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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