Earth system history / Steven M. Stanley.
Author
- Stanley, Steven M. [author] [aut]
Published
- New York : W.H. Freeman and Company [1998]
Physical description
xxiii, 615 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 inches)
ISBN
- 0716728826
- 9780716728825
- 0716733773
- 9780716733775
Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- System requirements for CD-ROM: IBM or compatible 486/66 or better; Windows 95; color monitor with 256 colors or better; quad speed CD-ROM drive; 16 MB RAM.
Contents
- Partial contents Earth as a system -- Rock-forming minerals and rocks -- The Diversity of life -- Environments and life -- Sedimentary environments -- Correlation and dating of the rock record -- Evolution and the fossil record -- The Theory of plate tectonics -- Continental tectonics and mountain chains -- Major chemical cycles -- The Archean Eon of Precambrian time -- The Proterozoic Eon of Precambrian time -- The Early Paleozoic world -- The Middle Paleozoic world -- The Late Paleozoic world -- The Early Mesozoic world -- The Cretaceous world -- The Paleogene world -- The Neogene world -- The Holocene.
Subject
Genre
- Bibliography
- Illustrated
- text
- Textbooks.
Language
- English
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| Location of copy | Shelfmark | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| Headington Library, Standard Loan | 551.7 STA |
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