The earth through time

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"Revised and brought up-to-date discussions such as: Geology lives in the present and in the past; When the Mediterranean was a desert; Geologic background of Charles Darwin; and Ferdinand Hayden and the geological exploration of the American west. Revised geological time scale to conform to most recent recommendation of the International Congress on Stratigraphic Nomenclature"--Provided by publisher.

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Full title :The earth through time / Harold L. Levin.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2013.
Edition:10th ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):John Wiley & Sons
Place of Publication:Hoboken, N.J
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2013.

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Includes index.

The Physical Object

Description:1 volume (various pagings) : : illustrations (some color), color maps ; : 28 cm

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ISBN:9781118254677, 1118254678
oclc:ocn712124916
LC Classification:QE28.3
Dewey Decimal:551.7

The science of historical geology -- Early geologists tackle history's mysteries -- Time and geology -- Rocks and minerals: documents that record earth's history -- The sedimentary archives -- Life on earth: what do fossils reveal? -- Plate tectonics underlies all earth history -- The earth's formative stages and the Archean Eon -- The Proterozoic: dawn of a more modern world -- Early Paleozoic events -- Late Paleozoic events -- Life of the Paleozoic -- Mesozoic events -- Life of the Mesozoic -- Cenozoic events -- Life of the Cenozoic -- Human origins.