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The Holocene /
To many, the Pleistocene Epoch, which constitutes the earlier and major part of the Quaternary Period, is synonymous with the glacial ages and is viewed as a time of dramatic environmental change. Although there now is abundant evidence that glaciations occurred not only during the Pleistocene but t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Longman,
1983.
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| Colección: | Late-Quaternary environments of the United States ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | To many, the Pleistocene Epoch, which constitutes the earlier and major part of the Quaternary Period, is synonymous with the glacial ages and is viewed as a time of dramatic environmental change. Although there now is abundant evidence that glaciations occurred not only during the Pleistocene but through much of the Tertiary Period as well, and therefore are more appropriately considered as late-Cenozoic phenomena. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 407 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780816664955 0816664951 0816655286 9780816655281 1435605535 9781435605534 |