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World's Oldest Fossils
Bruce L. Stinchcomb
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Description for World's Oldest Fossils
Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages, 509 color photos. BIC Classification: WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 798.
This valuable book provides information on fossils, fossil collecting, and price ranges for most specimens illustrated. The comprehensive text begins with the earliest fossil record of life from strata representative of "deep time," called the Precambrian by geologists. Foremost in this early record of life are stromatolites, structures formed by very primitive photosynthetic life forms. Attractive, color photographs illustrate this highly informative section of the book. Also discussed and illustrated are various problematic fossil-like objects found in very ancient rock strata and the different ways in which they have been interpreted. Paleontological puzzles, such as latest Precambrian vendozoans, are covered ... Read more
This valuable book provides information on fossils, fossil collecting, and price ranges for most specimens illustrated. The comprehensive text begins with the earliest fossil record of life from strata representative of "deep time," called the Precambrian by geologists. Foremost in this early record of life are stromatolites, structures formed by very primitive photosynthetic life forms. Attractive, color photographs illustrate this highly informative section of the book. Also discussed and illustrated are various problematic fossil-like objects found in very ancient rock strata and the different ways in which they have been interpreted. Paleontological puzzles, such as latest Precambrian vendozoans, are covered ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764326974
SKU
V9780764326974
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About Bruce L. Stinchcomb
Bruce L. Stinchcomb is a retired professor of geology at St. Louis Community College (St. Louis, Missouri). He has published extensively on early fossil mollusks and is an active paleontological collector. He resides in Missouri.
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