The Key to Earth History: An Introduction to Stratigraphy, 2nd EditionISBN: 978-0-471-49215-3
Paperback
288 pages
June 2001
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Preface.
Illustrations.
Introduction: What is Stratigraphy?
PRINCIPLES.
Uniformitarianism or Actualism.
Establishing the Sequence of Events.
Geological Time.
Interpreting the Stratigraphical Record.
The Evolution and Closure of Sedimentary Basins: The Role of Plate Tectonics.
The Stratigraphical Tool Kit: Case Studies.
Summary of Part One: The Stratigraphical Tool Kit.
THE PATTERN OF EARTH HISTORY.
Introduction to Part Two.
The Stratigraphical Record and Global Rhythm.
The North Atlantic Region: A Journey Through Time.
The Precambrian: Peering into Deep Time.
Pangaea: Birth of a Giant.
Pangaea and the Opening of the Atlantic.
Summary of Part Two: The Pattern of Earth History.
Lexicon of Stratigraphical Terms.
Index.
Illustrations.
Introduction: What is Stratigraphy?
PRINCIPLES.
Uniformitarianism or Actualism.
Establishing the Sequence of Events.
Geological Time.
Interpreting the Stratigraphical Record.
The Evolution and Closure of Sedimentary Basins: The Role of Plate Tectonics.
The Stratigraphical Tool Kit: Case Studies.
Summary of Part One: The Stratigraphical Tool Kit.
THE PATTERN OF EARTH HISTORY.
Introduction to Part Two.
The Stratigraphical Record and Global Rhythm.
The North Atlantic Region: A Journey Through Time.
The Precambrian: Peering into Deep Time.
Pangaea: Birth of a Giant.
Pangaea and the Opening of the Atlantic.
Summary of Part Two: The Pattern of Earth History.
Lexicon of Stratigraphical Terms.
Index.
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