The geology of Australia / David Johnson.

Author
Johnson, David, 1947 May 11- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
2nd ed.
Published/​Created
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Description
xii, 347 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm

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    Provides a vivid and informative account of the evolution of the Australian continent over the last 4400 million years. This second edition features two new chapters, covering the evolution of life on earth while emphasising the fossil record in Australia, and providing a geological perspective on climate change.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p.317-334) and index.
    Contents
    • 1.An Australian perspective
    • 2.An Australian perspective
    • 3.Building the core of Precambrian rocks
    • 4.Warm times: Tropical corals and arid lands
    • 5.Icehouse: Carboniferous and Permian glaciation
    • 6.Mesozoic warming: The great inland plains and seas
    • 7.Birth of modern Australia: Flowering plants, mammals and deserts
    • 8.The history and evolution of life on Earth
    • 9.Eastern highlands and volcanoes barely extinct
    • 10.Building the continental shelf and coastlines
    • 11.Great Barrier Reef
    • 12.Planets, moons, meteorites and impact craters
    • 13.A geological perspective on climate change
    • 14.Cycles in a continental journey.
    ISBN
    • 9780521767415 ((pbk.))
    • 0521767415 ((pbk.))
    LCCN
    2010286535
    OCLC
    317470694
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