Screen LibraryThe concise geologic time scale
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, UK |
| Publication Dates: | 2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 177 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0521898498 (hbk.) 9780521898492 (hbk.) |
| Index Number: | P534 |
| CLC: | P534 |
| Call Number: | P534/O347 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Planetary time scale / Kenneth L. Tanaka and William K. Hartmann -- Precambrian / Martin J. Van Kranendonk, James Gehling, and Graham Shields -- Cambrian period / Shanchi Peng and Loren Babcock -- Ordovician period -- Silurian period -- Devonian period -- Carboniferous period / Philip H. Heckel -- Permian period -- Triassic period -- Jurassic period -- Cretaceous period -- Paleogene period -- Neogene period -- Quaternary period / Philip Gibbard, Kim Cohen, and James Ogg -- Appendix 1 : Standard colors of international divisions of geologic time -- Appendix 2 : Ratified GSSPs for geologic stages. "This concise handbook presents a summary of Earth's history as well as a brief overview of contemporaneous events on the Moon, Mars, and Venus. ... The Concise Geologic Time Scale is an essential reference for all geoscientists, including researchers, students, and petroleum and mining professionals. The presentation is non-technical and illustrated with numerous color charts, maps and photographs. The book also includes a laminated card of the complete time scale for use as a handy reference in the office, laboratory, or field."--From publishers information. |