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Very Good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious ...
ISBN
9780670030941
EAN
9780670030941
Book Title
Gorgon : Paleontology, Obsession, and the Greatest Catastrophe in Earth's History
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Item Length
9.4 in
Publication Year
2004
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1 in
Author
Peter Douglas Ward
Genre
Science
Topic
Earth Sciences / Sedimentology & Stratigraphy, Earth Sciences / Geology, General, Earth Sciences / General
Item Weight
18.4 Oz
Item Width
6.3 in
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0670030945
ISBN-13
9780670030941
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5931296

Product Key Features

Book Title
Gorgon : Paleontology, Obsession, and the Greatest Catastrophe in Earth's History
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Earth Sciences / Sedimentology & Stratigraphy, Earth Sciences / Geology, General, Earth Sciences / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Author
Peter Douglas Ward
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
18.4 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-047953
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
576.8/4
Table Of Content
Contents Preface xi Acknowledgments xvii Introduction xxi Chapter 1: Arriving 1 Chapter 2: Bones in the Karoo 16 Chapter 3: Gradual or Sudden? 46 Chapter 4: Land and Sea 54 Chapter 5: Karoo Magnetics 63 Chapter 6: A Change of Rivers 95 Chapter 7: The Stone House at Tussen die Riviere 124 Chapter 8: Retrieval 153 Chapter 9: The Rate of Killing 166 Chapter 10: Drawing Conclusions 187 Chapter 11: Buckyballs 201 Chapter 12: A New Kind of Extinction 212 Chapter 13: Resolution 218 Epilogue: Legacy and Lessons of a Catastrophe: Are We Living on a Safe Planet? 229 References 239 Index 243
Synopsis
The gorgons ruled the world of animals long before there was any age of dinosaurs. They were the T. Rexof their day until an environmental cataclysm 250 million years ago annihilated them'along with 90 percent of all plant and animal species on the planet'in an event so terrible even the extinction of the dinosaurs pales in comparison. For more than a decade, Peter Ward and his colleagues have been searching in South Africa's Karoo Desert for clues to this world: What were these animals like? How did they live and, more important, how did they die? In Gorgon, Ward examines the strange fate of this little known prehistoric animal and its contemporaries, the ancestors of the turtle, the crocodile, the lizard, and eventually dinosaurs. He offers provocative theories on these mass extinctions and confronts the startling implications they hold for us. Are we vulnerable to a similar catastrophe? Are we nearing the end of human domination in the earth's cycle of destruction and rebirth? Gorgonis also a thrilling travelogue of Ward's long, remarkable journey of discovery and a real-life adventure deep into Earth's history., The gorgons ruled the world of animals long before there was any age of dinosaurs. They were the T. Rexof their day until an environmental cataclysm 250 million years ago annihilated them—along with 90 percent of all plant and animal species on the planet—in an event so terrible even the extinction of the dinosaurs pales in comparison. For more than a decade, Peter Ward and his colleagues have been searching in South Africa’s Karoo Desert for clues to this world: What were these animals like? How did they live and, more important, how did they die?In Gorgon, Ward examines the strange fate of this little known prehistoric animal and its contemporaries, the ancestors of the turtle, the crocodile, the lizard, and eventually dinosaurs. He offers provocative theories on these mass extinctions and confronts the startling implications they hold for us. Are we vulnerable to a similar catastrophe? Are we nearing the end of human domination in the earth’s cycle of destruction and rebirth? Gorgonis also a thrilling travelogue of Ward’s long, remarkable journey of discovery and a real-life adventure deep into Earth’s history.
LC Classification Number
QE674.W37 2004

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  • by COriwAyCQWW@Deleted
    Jan 26, 2016

    an evaluation of the book "Gorgon" by Peter Ward

    I was initially skeptical about this book because of the sparsity of pictures and diagrams, but my misgivings soon melted away when I began to read. It was totally captivating and informative about the last days of the Persian and what happened to its animal inhabitants. The various possible theories are discussed as well as the absolute difficulty in the quest and acquisition of important fossils from South Africa. It almost reads like a scientific novel with plenty of suspense.

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