| The Eocene-Oligocene Transition: Paradise Lost Contributor(s): Prothero, Donald R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231080913 ISBN-13: 9780231080910 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Paleontology - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology |
| Dewey: 560.178 |
| LCCN: 93-44535 |
| Series: Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleo |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.03" W x 8.95" (1.11 lbs) 291 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Prothero, Donald R.: - Donald R. Prothero is a Research Associate in Vertebrate Paleontology at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. He has taught college geology and paleontology for 40 years at institutions such as Columbia University, Vassar College, Knox College, and Pierce College, and currently at Cal Poly Pomona. For 27 years, he was Professor of Geology at Occidental College in Los Angeles and Lecturer in Geobiology at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. He earned his M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. degrees in geological sciences from Columbia University. He is the author of over 300 scientific papers published in leading journals and over 30 titles in geology, paleontology and evolutionary biology. |