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S'està carregant… Cenozoic Fossils II The Neogenede Bruce L. Stinchcomb
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Author Bruce Stinchcomb is a retired geology professor from St. Louis Community College. This book is a little puzzling; I’m not sure who he intended audience is. There are many large format color pictures of Neogene (Miocene through Holocene) fossils. Some of these were collected by Dr. Stinchcomb on various field trips; others were photographed at fossil shows or in museums. There’s not much background – little or nothing about how geological periods are established, how fossils are formed, how rock units are named and identified, how taxonomy works, how fossils are useful. Nor are collecting sites identified beyond very general locations. Dr. Stinchcomb does comment unfavorably on Federal fossil collecting rules – and I agree with him there. A final chapter discusses evolution, and includes a photograph of a phonograph record of a country and western song about the Scopes trial, which Dr. Stinchcomb cautions “is not a fossil”. ( ) Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
Pertany a aquestes sèriesCenozoic Fossils (2)
560 color photos and engaging text take readers on a journey back to a world first of tropical climates and then plunging into an Ice Age. It covers the Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene, and Holocene Epochs, and includes a dazzling array of fossils, including plants, mollusks, sharks, insects, mammoths, and mastodons. This is the age when familiar plants and animals arise and where humans first appear on the Earth. Human intelligence grows and early tools are also included in this sweeping review of "recent" geological history. The tools include hand axes, Paleolithic scrapers, and an easily recognizable Clovis spear point. Explore the dawning of the world we know. Current value ranges for the fossils displayed here are included. This is the perfect gift for anyone who has wondered where we all came from and evidence of how things used to be. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)560.178Natural sciences and mathematics Fossils & prehistoric life PaleontologyLCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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