What would alien visitors in the far future, piecing together the history of earth, find of our brief reign? What clues will we leave? What fossils?
Just as we have gained knowledge of the past, of ancient climates and the activities of creatures long dead, so too might they decode the rocks. The Earth After Us takes a novel approach to show how geologists unravel the information in the rocks. As the alien scientists start investigating the strata, what story will they tell of us?
What kind of fossils will humans leave behind? What will happen to cities, cars, and plastic cups? How thick a layer will the 'human stratum' be?
And will it be obvious which species dominated the planet?
| ISBN: | 9780199214983 |
| Publication date: | 10th September 2009 |
| Author: | J A Zalasiewicz, Kim Freedman |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 251 pages |
| Genres: |
Stratigraphy Palaeontology Popular Science The environment |
What would alien visitors in the far future, piecing together the history of earth, find of our brief reign? What clues will we leave?
The Earth After Us features in the following genres: Stratigraphy, Palaeontology, Popular Science, The environment
Paperback. £19.79, down from the £21.99 cover price. Print on Demand / Special Order.
The Earth After Us was written by J A Zalasiewicz, Kim Freedman and published by Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD
The Earth After Us has 251 pages
£19.79, reduced from £21.99. Print on Demand / Special Order.