Key to Earth History An Introduction to Stratigraphy

Name: Key to Earth History An Introduction to Stratigraphy
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ISBN: 9780471948452

ISBN-10: 0471948454

ISBN-13: 9780471948452

Edition: 1994

Authors: Peter Doyle, Matthew R. Bennett, Alistair N. Baxter

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The Key to Earth History An Introduction to Stratigraphy Peter Doyle Matthew R. Bennett and Alistair N. Baxter School of Earth Sciences, University of Greenwich, UK The Key to Earth History is the first textbook on stratigraphy to introduce the student to the basic tools used by geologists to reconstruct Earth's history, as well as showing how these can be utilised to chart the pattern of global environmental change which has taken place since the formation of the Earth some 4600 million years ago. Divided into two sections, the book discusses how stratigraphy is the key to understanding the history of the Earth, and how it can be used as a dynamic tool in unravelling ancient Earth…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/11/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 244
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Preface


Illustrations


Introduction: What is Stratigraphy?


Principles


Uniformitarianism or Actualism


Establishing the Sequence of Events


Geological Time


Interpreting the Stratigraphical Record


The Evolution and Closure of Sedimentary Basins: The Role of Plate Tectonics


The Stratigraphical Tool Kit: Case Studies


Summary of Part One: The Stratigraphical Tool Kit


The Pattern of Earth History


Introduction to Part Two


The Stratigraphical Record and Global Rhythm


The North Atlantic Region: a Journey Through Time


The Precambrian: Peering into Deep Time


Pangaea: Birth of a Giant


Pangaea and the Opening of the Atlantic


Summary of Part Two: The Pattern of Earth History


Lexicon of stratigraphical terms


Index