Introducing Palaeontology: A Guide to Ancient Life - Couverture souple

Jackson, Patrick Wyse

 
9781780460833: Introducing Palaeontology: A Guide to Ancient Life
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 178046083X ISBN 13 : 9781780460833
Editeur : Dunedin Academic Press, 2019

Synopsis

Life on Earth can be traced back over three thousand million years into the past. Many examples of the Earth's past inhabitants are to be found in rocks, preserved as beautiful and fascinating fossils. The earliest life forms were bacteria and algae; these produced the oxygen that enabled more complex life forms to develop. About 600 million years ago multi-cellular organisms appeared on Earth. Many of these life forms were readily fossilized and are used to subdivide geological time. Numerous species have evolved and most are now extinct. Lineages can be traced and extinctions explained as a consequence of terrestrial and extra-terrestrial events. Lavishly illustrated with photographs and explanatory diagrams, Introducing Palaeontology provides a proven, poular and accessible introduction to the science of palaeontology.

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À propos de l?auteur

Patrick N. Wyse Jackson is an Associate Professor in Geology and Curator of the Geological Museum at Trinity College, Dublin. He has been fascinated by fossil bryozoans for many years, and also investigates aspects of the history of geology.

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Éditeur
Dunedin Academic Press
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
178046083X
ISBN 13 
9781780460833
Reliure
Broché
Illustrateur
Murray John
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
164
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