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Author:

Stilwell, Jeffrey D.

Title:

Frozen in time : prehistoric life in Antarctica / Jeffrey D. Stilwell and John A. Long.

Publisher:

CSIRO Pub.,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

x, 238 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.

Subject:

Fossils--Antarctica.
Paleobiology--Antarctica.
Paleontology--Antarctica.
Paleoecology--Antarctica.
Environmental geology--Antarctica.
Climatic changes--Antarctica.
Antarctica--Discovery and exploration.

Other Authors:

Long, John A., 1957-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-233) and index.

Contents:

The cold, barren land we call Antarctica -- A continent discovered -- The fossil pioneers -- Antarctica's oldest fossils -- The age of fish and ferns -- A time of southern coal swamps -- Giant amphibians and hairy reptiles -- Volcanic lakes and early dinosaurs -- When dinosaurs ruled -- When giant reptiles swam in southern seas -- Killer birds, giant penguins and early mammals -- The big chill : from paradise to polar ice -- Life today in the frozen south.

ISBN:

0643096353 (hbk)
9780643096356 (hbk)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)730049384

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)