Fossil Plants
Product ID: 4103059
Long before there were animals on the earth, many kinds of plants covered the prehistoric planet. The soft remains rarely fossilized, but sometimes leaves, flowers, and branches would fall into soft mud or be encased by the ash of exploding volcanoes. These plants were preserved and now offer a sampling of life in the distant past and a contrast to our present flora. This complete guide to fossil plants explains both the lives of ancient plants and why certain plants became fossilized. Kenrick and Davies trace the evolution of land plants, ferns, conifers, and their relatives, the flowering plants. Interwoven are snapshots of landscapes and environments of various periods, focusing on plant and animal interactions. The included photographs present these ancient, sometimes delicate, pieces of shale in a unique way, and Kenrick and Davies explain both what they were and what story they tell about the past. Review: Packed Full of Information - Book was fairly easy to read and follow. Packed full of information. Came away with much better understanding of plant fossils and development. Review: Fossil Plants review. - This is an easy reading overview of plant fossils with plenty of pictures and illustrations. There are plenty of descriptive terms as well as a good history of continental movements. I refer back to this book often enough to consider it well worth the price and for those who consider themselves an amateur collector (myself) this is a great book. I highly recommend it.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 18 Reviews |
T**N
Packed Full of Information
Book was fairly easy to read and follow. Packed full of information. Came away with much better understanding of plant fossils and development.
S**T
Fossil Plants review.
This is an easy reading overview of plant fossils with plenty of pictures and illustrations. There are plenty of descriptive terms as well as a good history of continental movements. I refer back to this book often enough to consider it well worth the price and for those who consider themselves an amateur collector (myself) this is a great book. I highly recommend it.
G**Y
fascinating book for fossil collectors
It was an interesting read, but not too technical. It was fascinating to read about the prehistoric temperatures in Antarctica when plant life could grow there. I just wish they were Farenheit, so I didn't have to use the Centigrade converter.
R**P
Five Stars
Great book.
J**V
5 star overview of the history of plant life
Although relatively brief and written for a general audience, "Fossil Plants" provides an excellent overview of the history of Earth's plant life, from Precambrian stromolites, including a section on green algae, to the present. It includes many well-drawn and easy to understand black-and-white illustrations, which prove to be immensely helpful to understanding the discussions. It also has many photographs of fossils, and a section in the middle of the book with color plates. Particularly good is the chapter on coal formation. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a quick, yet solid intro to plant evolution.
C**N
Great introduction to Paleobotany
This 216 page guide to fossil plants is an excellent overview of the subject. Starting with the simplest cells, it builds to the great forests that once covered much of the Earth. It has separate chapters on the great coal measures, the interaction of plants and animals, and the development of flowering plants. It contains numerous photographs of plant fossils and has a glossary of terms for those not acquainted with botany. The book is an excellent introductory text for anyone interested in studying further on the subject of Paleobotany (e.g. Paleobotany and the Evolution of Plants by Wilson N. Stewart).
S**H
der Gärtner als Paläobotaniker
Dieses Buch möchte ich allen Gärtnerkollegen ans Herz legen. Die Entwicklungsgeschichte der Pflanzen gut zusammengefasst. in Englisch! Ich hab meins gebraucht aus den USA bekommen mit einem Exlibris einer US Bibliothek was ich sehr zu schätzen weiss.;-)Lieferzeit war ungefähr 1Monat.
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