xxiii, 615 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm. + 1 computer laser optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
Note
"First printing 1998"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
Earth as a system. Rock-forming minerals and rocks. The diversity of life. Environments and life. Sedimentary environments. Correlation and dating of the rock record. Evolution and dating of the rock record. Evolution and the fossil record. The theory of plate tectonics. Continental tectonics and mountain chains. Major chemical cycles. The Archean eon of Precambrian time. The Proterozoic eon of Precambrian time. The early Paleozoic world. The middle Paleozoic world. The late Paleozoic world. The early Mesozoic era. The Cretaceous world. The Paleogene world. The Neogene world. The Holocene
