A fateful meeting -- Wading into the Devonian -- Preparing to pursue a passion -- Facing a peopled wilderness -- Mapping a wildland -- A curious formation -- The fossil hunters -- The discovery -- The Maine State Fossil -- New revelations -- The descendant -- A perspective on science and nature.
Summary:
"Little does he know, but a Harvard PhD's discovery of Pertica quadrifaria in the northern Maine wilderness in the mid-1950s will help scientists unlock the details of a major event in the history of our planet-the transition of plants to land, an occurrence that continues to have a critical influence on the Earth's life-supporting processes, including climate"-- Provided by publisher.
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