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1	Principles of Sedimentology & Stratigraphy more books like this by Sam Boggs, Jr. add to wishlist This text is useful for intermediate/advanced level courses in Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, and Sedimentary Petrology. It presents a concise treatment of the fundamental principles of sedimentology and stratigraphy, including the processes that form sedimentary rocks, as well as describing the important physical, chemical, biological and ... see all copies from $21.17! new only from $89.00! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology more books like this by Simon Winchester add to wishlist Winchester, acclaimed for THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN, tells the story of William Smith, who in 1815--despite his lower-class status--laid the foundations for modern geology. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Sedimentary Geology: An Introduction to Sedimentary Rocks and Stratigraphy more books like this by Professor Donald R Prothero, Fred Schwab add to wishlist This is an accessible introductory text for geology students, which encompasses both sedimentary rocks and stratigraphy. "Sedimentary Geology" utilizes important research in tectonics and sedimentation and focuses on crucial geological principles. The text covers a wide range of topics, including trace fossils, mudrocks, diagentetic structures and ... see all copies from $45.51! new only from $110.97!
4	Gorgon: Paleontology, Obsession, and the Greatest Catastrophe in Earth's History more books like this by Peter Douglas Ward add to wishlist Scientist Peter Ward examines the great extinction that ended the Permian period 250 million years ago, presenting a compelling first-person account of his high and low points as a scientist as a parallel to the extinction itself. The author tells of his team's research on the geology and fossil records of the South African desert, reconstructing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| first editions
5	When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time more books like this by Dr. Michael J Benton add to wishlist There have been five big mass extinctions in the history of the Earth. One 65 million years ago wiped out the dinosaurs, but the greatest of all happened around 251 million years ago, at the end of the Permian period. In this cataclysm at least 90 per cent of life was killed, both on land and in the sea, almost bringing evolution to a halt. What ... see all copies from $3.89! new only from $14.40! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Extinction: How Life on Earth Nearly Ended 250 Million Years Ago more books like this by Professor Douglas H Erwin add to wishlist Some 250 million years ago, the earth suffered the greatest biological crisis in its history. Around 95 percent of all living species died out - a global catastrophe far greater than the dinosaurs' demise 65 million years ago. How this happened remains a mystery. But there are many competing theories. Some blame huge volcanic eruptions that ... see all copies from $8.99! new only from $13.20! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Sedimentology and stratigraphy more books like this by Gary Nichols add to wishlist The record of tectonic and climatic processes through geological time is held within sedimentary rocks along with evidence for the evolution of life on Earth. The study of the formation, transport and deposition of material to form fundamental part of the Earth sciences. "Sedimentology and Stratigraphy" aims to provide students who are starting to ... see all copies from $57.19! new only from $73.83! \| SVS
8	The Map That Changed the World more books like this by Simon Winchester add to wishlist Winchester, acclaimed for THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN, tells the story of William Smith, who in 1815--despite his lower-class status--laid the foundations for modern geology. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001. see all copies from $2.49! new only from $9.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Reconstructing Quaternary Environments more books like this by J John Lowe, Mike Walker add to wishlist Examines the various forms of evidence used to establish the history and scale of environmenal changes during the Quaternary. The evidence is extremely diverse, ranging from landforms and sediments to fossil assemblages and isotope ratios, bringing the book fully up to date since its last publication. see all copies from $15.95! new only from $48.26! \| SVS
10	Principles of stratigraphy more books like this by Carl Owen Dunbar, John Rodgers add to wishlist see all copies from $2.45! first editions
11	Soils and Geomorphology more books like this by Peter Birkeland add to wishlist First published in 1974, this text has been popular amond soil scientists, geomorphologists, geologists, geographers, and archaeologists. This third edition will retain the popular format, "factors of soil formation," whjile offering a greater number of topics and examples - particularly in the chapters, "Weathering and Soil Development with Time" ... see all copies from $3.45! new only from $80.00!
12 view cover	Interpreting Pre-Quaternary Climate from the Geologic Record more books like this by Judith Parrish add to wishlist Within the geological science of palaeoclimatology, the earth's pre-Quaternary period - more than two million years ago - has been studied systematically since the 1960s, when geologists started to think seriously about the concept that the continents have changed position on the earth's surface. The study of pre-Quaternary palaeoclimatology has ... see all copies from $6.85! new only from $7.16! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Geomorphology: A Systematic Analysis of Late Cenozoic Landforms more books like this by Arthur Bloom add to wishlist Geomorphology was written for students who have taken at least one introductory course in geology or physical geography. Appropriate intermediate level courses in geomorphology, process geomorphology, or landforms, offered in geoscience, geography, or environmental science departments.A systematic analysis of landforms of the late Cenzoic Era that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $165.28! \| SVS
14 view cover	The Highlands Controversy: Constructing Geological Knowledge Through Fieldwork in Nineteenth-Century Britain more books like this by Mr. David Oldroyd add to wishlist "The Highlands Controversy "is a rich and perceptive account of the third and last major dispute in nineteenth-century geology stemming from the work of Sir Roderick Murchison. The earlier Devonian and Cambrian-Silurian controversies centered on whether the strata of Devon and Wales should be classified by lithological or paleontological criteria, ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $52.00!
15 view cover	The Quaternary Period in the United States more books like this by Alan Gillespie (Editor), Stephen C Porter (Editor), Brian F Atwater (Editor) add to wishlist This book reviews advances in understanding of the past ca. two million years of Earth history - the Quaternary Period - in the United States. It begins with sections on ice and water - as glaciers, permafrost, oceans, rivers, lakes, and aquifers. Six chapters are devoted to the high-latitude Pleistocene ice sheets, to mountain glaciations of the ... see all copies from $50.00! new only from $50.00!
16 view cover	The Ecology of the Cambrian Radiation more books like this by Professor Robert Riding (Editor), Professor Andrey Zhuravlev (Editor) add to wishlist The Cambrian radiation was the explosive evolution of marine life that started 550,000,000 years ago. It ranks as one of the most important episodes in Earth history. This key event in the history of life on our planet changed the marine biosphere and its sedimentary environment forever, requiring a complex interplay of wide-ranging biologic and ... see all copies from $20.25! new only from $20.25!
17 view cover	The Desert's Past: A Natural Prehistory of the Great Basin more books like this by Donald K Grayson add to wishlist Spanning 25,000 years and covering topics that range from Pleistocene glaciers to the ill-fated Donner Party, The Desert's Past presents the first complete synthesis of the environmental and human history of North America's Great Basin. Centering on Nevada, this region covers some 165,000 square miles and includes substantial parts of California, ... see all copies from $25.00! new only from $178.32! \| first editions
18 view cover	A Practical Guide to the Study of Glacial Sediments more books like this by David J a Evans add to wishlist Sediments are the most valuable form of physical evidence for past Earth surface processes. They have the potential to build up an archive of events and provide a window into the past. Through careful examination of sediments the shifting patterns of surface processes across space and time are revealed, allowing us to reconstruct past environments ... see all copies from $60.42! new only from $60.42!
19 view cover	Reservoir Geomechanics more books like this by Mark D Zoback add to wishlist This interdisciplinary book encompasses the fields of rock mechanics, structural geology and petroleum engineering to address a wide range of geomechanical problems that arise during the exploitation of oil and gas reservoirs. It considers key practical issues such as prediction of pore pressure, estimation of hydrocarbon column heights and fault ... see all copies from $141.08! new only from $141.08!
20 view cover	The Key to Earth History: An Introduction to Stratigraphy more books like this by Peter Doyle, Matthew R Bennett, Alistair N Baxter add to wishlist The Key to Earth History introduces students to the basic tools used by geologists to reconstruct the Earth's history, and shows how these tools can be used to chart the pattern of global environmental change since the formation of the Earth some 4600 million years ago. It tells a story of mountain building, climate change and of the evolution of ... see all copies from $26.95! new only from $45.00! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	In the shadow of the dinosaurs early Mesozoic tetrapods more books like this by Fraser, Sues add to wishlist The early Mesozoic period was a critical period in the evolution of life on land when most of today's major groups of terrestrial vertebrates arose and dinosaurs and pterosaurs rose to prominence. In recent years this period has received a great deal of attention from palaeontologists, and it is now felt that the small vertebrates which lived in ... see all copies from $19.99! new only from $67.82!
22 view cover	An introduction to historical geology, with special reference to North America more books like this by William J. Miller add to wishlist Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. see all copies from $2.75! new only from $33.56! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Ice Age History of Alaskan National Parks more books like this by Professor Scott A Elias add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
24 view cover	The Old Red Sandstone more books like this by Hugh Miller add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. Lamarck's Theory of Progression illustrated. ? Class of Facts which give Color to it. ?The Credulity of V.randelief. ? M. Mai lie t and his Fish-birds. ? ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $21.57!
25 view cover	The Jurassic of the Circum-Pacific more books like this by Gerd Ernst Gerold Westermann add to wishlist In this work, 60 specialists come together to discuss the regional occurrences of Jurassic rocks. The tectonic setting, stratigraphical sequences, and fossil assemblages of Jurassic rocks are covered in detail; regional biozones based on palynonorphs, protistans, plants and invertebrates are defined, and super-regional standard zones based on ... see all copies from $94.92! new only from $94.92! \| SVS

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