Cambrian Ocean World : Ancient Sea Life of North America /

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This volume, aimed at the general reader, presents life and times of the amazing animals that inhabited Earth more than 500 million years ago. The Cambrian Period was a critical time in Earth's history. During this immense span of time nearly every modern group of animals appeared. Although lif...

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Autor principal: Foster, John Russell (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Paleontology.
Marine animals, Fossil.
Cambrian Geologic Period.
Animals, Fossil.
SCIENCE > Paleontology.
NATURE > Fossils.
Animaux marins fossiles > Amerique du Nord.
Paleontologie > Amerique du Nord.
Paleontologie > Cambrien.
Paleontology > Cambrian.
Paleontology > North America.
Animals, Fossil > North America.
Marine animals, Fossil > North America.
North America.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; LIST OF 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; GLOSSARY; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P.
  • Rs; t; u; v; w; notes; references; index; a; b; c; d; e; f; g; h; i; j; k; l; m; n; o; p; q; r; s; t; u; v; w; y; z.

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