Reading The Rocks: A Biography Of Ancient Alberts - Couverture souple

Keiran, Monique

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0889952833 ISBN 13 : 9780889952836

Editeur : Red Deer Press, 2004

Synopsis

Alberta is one of the few places in the world where the past touches the present so directly and profoundly. From Devonian pools plumbed by today's oil and gas industry, to Jurassic seams mined for coal, to a tourist's view of Cenozoic grasslands bordering the majestic Rockies, the livelihood and recreation of most Albertans is touched directly by the ancient past. Alberta's geological history stretches from the Precambrian Era, 500 million years ago, to the end of the Pleistocene Epoch, a mere 10,000 years ago.

Drawing on this rich storehouse of evidence, scientists at the world-renowned Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, working with veteran natural history writer Monique Keiran, offer a dramatic and vividly detailed chronicle of the province's geological history.

With over 200 full-color photographs, and 45 maps, timelines, and line drawings, this easy-to-read volume starts with the Big Bang and ends with the modern era - everything readers need to know about the making of ancient Alberta and the extraordinary story found when reading the rocks.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Monique Keiran

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Red Deer Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0889952833
• ISBN 13: 9780889952836
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 121
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible