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In 1793, William Smith, the orphan son of a village blacksmith, made a startling discovery that was to turn the science of geology on its head. While surveying the route for a canal near Bath, he noticed that the fossils found in one layer of the rocks he was excavating were very different from those found in another. And out of that realization came an epiphany: that by following these fossils one could trace layers of rocks as they dipped, rose...
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Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
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Today it is common knowledge that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteorite impact 65 million years ago that killed half of all species then living. Far less well-known is a much greater catastrophe that took place at the end of the Permian period 251 million years ago: at least 90 percent of life was destroyed, both on land and in the sea. ... This book documents not only what happened during this gigantic mass extinction but also the recent rekindling...
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Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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The story of the monumental find of high-elevation Ice Age fossils during excavation for a reservoir and how the Denver Museum of Nature & Science headed-up the expedited excavation to retrieve as many fossils as possible before the reservoir's completion.
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Occasional paper volume 41
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University of Colorado, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
Pub. Date
1984.
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English
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Occasional paper volume 39
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University of Colorado, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
Pub. Date
1982.
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English
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Special publication volume 41
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Colorado Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources
Pub. Date
1996.
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English
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Special publication volume 36
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Colorado Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources
Pub. Date
1991.
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English
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Occasional paper volume 33
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Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado
Pub. Date
1980.
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English
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Occasional paper volume 29
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Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado
Pub. Date
1979.
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English
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Occasional paper volume 48
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Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado
Pub. Date
1992.
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English
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Occasional paper volume 21
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Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado
Pub. Date
1976.
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English
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English
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The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet-from the QWERTY keyboard and Staphylococcus aureus to the Taco Bell breakfast menu-on a five-star scale. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this artfully...
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Information volume 12
Publisher
Colorado Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources, State of Colorado
Pub. Date
1980.
Language
English
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Occasional paper volume 50
Publisher
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English