| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 670 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates ) |
| Series |
Life of the past |
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Life of the past.
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| Contents |
Introduction to ichnology of the Georgia coast -- History of the Georgia coast and its ichnology -- Tracemaker habitats and substrates -- Marginal-marine and terrestrial plants -- Terrestrial invertebrates -- Marginal-marine invertebrates -- Terrestrial vertebrates, Part I. Fish, amphibians, reptiles -- Terrestrial vertebrates, Part II. Birds and mammals -- Marginal-marine and marine vertebrates -- Trace fossils and the Georgia coast -- Future studies, future traces |
| Summary |
Have you ever wondered what left behind those prints and tracks on the seashore, or what made those marks or dug those holes in the dunes? Life Traces of the Georgia Coast is an up-close look at these traces of life and the animals and plants that made them. It tells about how the tracemakers lived and how they interacted with their environments. This is a book about ichnology (the study of such traces) and a wonderful way to learn about the behavior of organisms, living and long extinct |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 605-645) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Ichnology -- Georgia
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Fossils -- Georgia
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Paleontology -- Georgia
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NATURE -- Animals -- Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures.
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NATURE -- Fossils.
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SCIENCE -- Paleontology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Evolution.
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Animal tracks
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Fossils
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Ichnology
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Paleontology
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Trace fossils
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Georgia -- Atlantic Coast
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021693161 |
| ISBN |
9780253006097 |
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0253006090 |
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1283889471 |
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9781283889476 |
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