Cengage Learning's HISTORICAL GEOLOGY, 7E, International Edition brings course concepts to life with interactive learning, study, and exam preparation tools along with comprehensive text content for historical geology courses. Whether you use a traditional printed text or all digital CourseMate alternative, it's never been easier to better understand the geological and biological history of Earth and the underlying principles and processes that have shaped our planet. INDICE: 1. The Dynamic and Evolving Earth.2. Minerals and Rocks.3. Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory.4. Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles.5. Rocks, Fossils, and Time--Making Sense of the Geologic Record.6. Sedimentary Rocks--The Archives of Earth History.7. Evolution--The Theory and Its Supporting Evidence.8. Precambrian Earth and Life History--The Archean Eon.9. Precambrian Earth and Life History--The Proterozoic Eon.10. Early Paleozoic Earth History.11. Late Paleozoic Earth History.12. Paleozoic Life History: Invertebrates.13. Paleozoic Life History: Vertebrates and Plants.14. Mesozoic Earth History.15. Life of the Mesozoic Era.16. Cenozoic Earth History: The Paleogene and Neogene.17. Cenozoic Geologic History: The Pleistocene and Holocene Epochs.18. Life ofthe Cenozoic Era.19. Primate and Human Evolution.Epilogue.Appendix A: Metric Conversion Chart.Appendix B: Classification of Organisms.Appendix C: Mineral Identification.
- ISBN: 978-1-111-98731-2
- Editorial: South Western
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 464
- Fecha Publicación: 11/06/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés