Fossil Plants
Published on 1. September 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-565-09176-7 (ISBN)
Description
This publication focuses on plant fossils and is illustrated throughout with photographs of contemporary and ancient plant specimens. The text traces the origins of today's plants, comparing ancient forms with their modern counterparts. Plant fossils are used in palaeontology to help reconstruct bygone eras, looking back through layers of organic remains to determine past climates and the very landscape of ancient Earth.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
College/higher education
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 154 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-565-09176-7 (9780565091767)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
In the beginning; ferns, conifers and relatives; forests; coal; measuring the past; shaping the Earth; interactions with plants and animals; modern Earth.