A. C. Seward

Links with the Past in the Plant World

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This 1911 book enquires into the relative antiquity of existing plants and illuminates evidence of plant life taken from the fossil record.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 171g
• ISBN-13: 9781107401594
• ISBN-10: 1107401593
• Artikelnr.: 32898980

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Introductory: the longevity of trees, etc.
2. The geographical distribution of plants
3. The geological record
4. Preservation of plants as fossils
5. Ferns, their distribution and antiquity
6. The redwood and mammoth trees of California
7. The Araucaria family
8. The maiden hair tree
Bibliography
Index.