Eocene-oligocene transition, the: paradise lost
Auteur :
Prothero, Donald R.
Éditeur :
Columbia University Press
ISBN :
9780231080910
Date de publication :
28 juil. 1994
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Describes the Eocene-Oligocene extinctions, an important turning-point in Earth history approximately 40 million years ago, when the first signs of Antarctic glaciation appeared. The text relates how, during a period of global cooling, the planet's climate and vegetation changed dramatically.