Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 666 g
Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 666 g
ISBN: 978-0-231-14660-9
Verlag: University Press Group
Prothero begins with the "greenhouse of the dinosaurs," the global-warming episode that dominated the Age of Dinosaurs and the early Age of Mammals. He describes the remarkable creatures that once populated the earth and draws on his experiences collecting fossils in the Big Badlands of South Dakota to sketch their world. Prothero then discusses the growth of the first Antarctic glaciers, which marked the Eocene-Oligocene transition, and shares his own anecdotes of excavations and controversies among colleagues that have shaped our understanding of the contemporary and prehistoric world.
The volume concludes with observations about Nisqually Glacier and other locations that show how global warming is happening much quicker than previously predicted, irrevocably changing the balance of the earth's thermostat. Engaging scientists and general readers alike, Greenhouse of the Dinosaurs connects events across thousands of millennia to make clear the human threat to natural climate change.
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Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Paläontologie, Taphonomie
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Paläoökologie
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Paläozoologie
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Paläobotanik
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface1. Greenhouse of the Dinosaurs2. Bad Lands, Good Fossils3. Magnets and Lasers4. "Punk Eek" in the Badlands5. Death of the Dinosaurs6. Marine World7. Rocky Mountain Jungles and Eels' Ears8. From Greenhouse to Icehouse9. Once and Future Greenhouse?10. Kids, Dinosaurs, and the Future of PaleontologyBibliographyIndex