| Description |
x, 238 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1.The cold, barren land we call Antarctica -- 2.A continent discovered -- 3.The fossil pioneers -- 4.Antarctica's oldest fossils -- 5.The age of fish and ferns -- 6.A time of southern coal swamps -- 7.Giant amphibians and hairy reptiles -- 8.Volcanic lakes and early dinosaurs -- 9.When dinosaurs ruled -- 10.When giant reptiles swam in southern seas -- 11.Killer birds, giant penguins and early mammals -- 12.The big chill: from paradise to polar ice -- 13.Life today in the frozen south |
| Summary |
Presents a comprehensive overview of the fossil record of Antarctica framed within its changing environmental settings. Jeffrey Stilwell, Monash University; John Long, Australian palaentologist, currently at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, USA |
| Analysis |
Australian |
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Palaeontology (fossils) (Antarctic,Australia) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-233) and index |
| Notes |
Also available in electronic versions via the Internet |
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| Subject |
Climatic changes -- Antarctica.
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Environmental geology -- Antarctica.
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Fossils -- Antarctica.
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Paleobiology -- Antarctica.
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Paleoecology -- Antarctica.
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Paleontology -- Antarctica.
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| SUBJECT |
Antarctic Regions -- Discovery and exploration.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85005493
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| Author |
Long, John A., 1957- author
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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia)
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| ISBN |
9780643096356 (hbk.) |
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