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Historical Geology: Evolution of Earth and Life Through Time (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)
Product Review "I would strongly consider adopting the Wicander text for next year because of its readability, abundant illustrations, its adherence to the central themes, and the subordination of unnecessary technical jargon." "I think your text does a superlative job at teaching the basic concepts and is well-organized around the central themes." "The text is very readable and students have told me that they really enjoyed reading it. They felt that it was at a good level so as not to be buried in the minutiae." "I really like the summary tables at the end of the Era chapters. Those are priceless and should be beneficial to the student." "I particularly liked the time-line and tables in the chapters that showed the sequence and progression of events. It simplifies an otherwise confusing series of events that are explained separately in the text (such as orogenic events and glacial events and biological events) and ties them together, giving the student a better overall picture of what (and when) things were going on and how they may be related." "The clear, simple, and easy-to-understand writing style is one reason why we have continued to use Wicander and Monroe in Historical geology lectures for seven of the past eight years. During the sole year that we changed to another textbook (based on the perception that the other book had more extensive art and graphics), we discovered that our students had greater difficulty following the writing style of the Levin book." Product Description HISTORICAL GEOLOGY: EVOLUTION OF EARTH AND LIFE THROUGH TIME teaches students basic geologic principles as well as how scientists apply these principles to unravel Earth?s history. Wicander and Monroe present a balanced overview of both the geological and biological history of Earth as a continuum of inter-related events. These events reflect the underlying principles and processes that have shaped our planet. The authors also explain the historical development of these basic principles and processes, and their importance in deciphering Earth history. Three major themes?time, evolutionary theory, and plate tectonics?are woven together throughout the book. These themes help students link essential material to enhance their understanding of historical geology. Reader Reviews The authors give a strong explanation of biological evolution, from its earliest unicellular origins to the present. Much fossil and DNA evidence is summarised. Including recent findings in fossil digs from the 90s. They point out that many so-called missing links are not. For relations between genera, families, orders and classes, the intermediate forms ("links") are often present in the fossil record. Amongst the cases cited are the origins of whales and sea cows. More generally, the book has numerous instances where transitions found in fossils are explained in terms of limbs or bones developing, or suchlike, so that you can clearly see how one fossil is the evolutionary ancestor of another later fossil. As in the early fishes. Where those who developed jaws with bones were then more able to hunt other fishes; a strong evolutionary advantage. While the move onto land is shown in fossils that had fins with muscles. This allowed for propulsion above water, where the original advantage was to let the fish move around under water, in mud or vegetation. Geology is also emphasised. Often giving rise to various ore and petroleum bodies found today. Plus plate tectonics is shown to account for the continental drifts and the breakup of Gondwanaland. Comments (2) | | (Report this)
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