Wallace's Line and Plate Tectonics
T. C. Whitmore(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 1. November 1981
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-0-19-854545-3 (ISBN)
Description
Wallace's Line divides the Malay archipelago in two. The theory of plate tectonics has shown that the line marks where northern and southern landmasses collided 15 million years ago, each bearing different animals and plants. This book documents the new discoveries about the geological history of the Malay archipelago and their implications for the interpretation of distribution patterns - vertebrate animals, palms, and several other plant groups are considered as examples.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
plates, text-figures, end-paper maps
ISBN-13
978-0-19-854545-3 (9780198545453)
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