John Foster, David L Meyer

Cambrian Ocean World

Ancient Sea Life of North America

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Cambrian Period was a critical time in Earth's history during this immense span of time nearly every modern group of animals appeared. This book deals with the life and times of the amazing animals that inhabited Earth more than 500 million years ago.

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Cambrian Ocean World tells the story of what is, for us, the most important period in our planet's long history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 261mm x 185mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 1148g
• ISBN-13: 9780253011824
• ISBN-10: 0253011825
• Artikelnr.: 38017432

Autorenporträt

John Foster

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
1. Natural Mystic: An Introduction to the Cambrian
2. Into The Heart: Cambrian Geology
3. A Long Strange Trip: The First 4000 Million Years of Earth History
4. Welcome To The Boomtown: The Early Cambrian Seas
5. On Top Of The World: The Middle Cambrian Begins
6. Magical Mystery Tour: The Biological Psychedelia of the Burgess Shale
7. Glory Days: The Later Middle Cambrian
8. Taking Off: The Late Cambrian
9. Home By The Sea: A Closer Look
10. On And On: Legacy of the Explosion
Appendix
Glossary
Notes and References
Index