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Life on earth : a natural history / David Attenborough

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: Topics in geobiology ; v. 31.Publication details: Toronto : Little, Brown and Co. (Canada)., ©1979.Edition: English : 2d edDescription: 319 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780316057479
  • 0316057479
  • 9781402093890 (ebk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 576.8 22 ATL 1979
Contents:
Setting the scene: Milestones in the search for early life on Earth -- pt. 1. Investigating life in early archean rocks -- 1. What can we expect to find in the earliest rock record? -- 2. The difficulties of decoding early life -- 3. Establishing the criteria for early life on Earth -- 4. Fulfilling the criteria for early life on Earth -- 5. Techniques for investigating early life on Earth -- pt. 2. An atlas of claims for early archean life -- 6. >3700Ma Isua Supracrustal Belt and Akilia Island, S.W. Greenland -- 7. ~3490Ma Dresser Formation, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 8. ~3470Ma Mount Ada Basalt, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 9. ~3460 Ma Apex Basalt, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 10. ~3450 Ma, Hoogenoeg Formation, Barberton, South Africa -- 11. ~3450Ma, Panorama Formation, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 12. ~3426-3350Ma, Strelley Pool Formation, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 13. ~3416-3334Ma, Kromberg Formation, Barberton, South Africa -- 14. ~3350Ma, Euro Basalt, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 15. ~3250 Ma, Fig Tree Group, Barberton, South Africa -- 16. ~3240 Ma, Kangaroo Caves Formation, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 17. ~3200Ma, Moodies Group, Barberton, South Africa -- 18. ~3200Ma, Dixon Island Formation, Cleaverville Greenstone Belt, West Pilbara, Western Australia -- 19. ~3000Ma, Cleaverville Formation, Cleaverville Greenstone Belt, West Pilbara, Western Australia -- 20. ~3000Ma, Farrel Quartzite, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 21. The imposters : younger biological contaminants and non-biological artefacts -- Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Setting the scene: Milestones in the search for early life on Earth -- pt. 1. Investigating life in early archean rocks -- 1. What can we expect to find in the earliest rock record? -- 2. The difficulties of decoding early life -- 3. Establishing the criteria for early life on Earth -- 4. Fulfilling the criteria for early life on Earth -- 5. Techniques for investigating early life on Earth -- pt. 2. An atlas of claims for early archean life -- 6. >3700Ma Isua Supracrustal Belt and Akilia Island, S.W. Greenland -- 7. ~3490Ma Dresser Formation, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 8. ~3470Ma Mount Ada Basalt, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 9. ~3460 Ma Apex Basalt, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 10. ~3450 Ma, Hoogenoeg Formation, Barberton, South Africa -- 11. ~3450Ma, Panorama Formation, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 12. ~3426-3350Ma, Strelley Pool Formation, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 13. ~3416-3334Ma, Kromberg Formation, Barberton, South Africa -- 14. ~3350Ma, Euro Basalt, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 15. ~3250 Ma, Fig Tree Group, Barberton, South Africa -- 16. ~3240 Ma, Kangaroo Caves Formation, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 17. ~3200Ma, Moodies Group, Barberton, South Africa -- 18. ~3200Ma, Dixon Island Formation, Cleaverville Greenstone Belt, West Pilbara, Western Australia -- 19. ~3000Ma, Cleaverville Formation, Cleaverville Greenstone Belt, West Pilbara, Western Australia -- 20. ~3000Ma, Farrel Quartzite, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 21. The imposters : younger biological contaminants and non-biological artefacts -- Index.

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