Alaska Dinosaurs

Alaska Dinosaurs
Author: Anthony R. Fiorillo
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2018-01-02
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 135166932X

Anthony Fiorillo has been exploring the Arctic since 1998. For him, like many others, the Arctic holds the romance of uncharted territory, extreme conditions, and the inevitable epic challenges that arise. For Fiorillo, however, the Arctic also holds the secrets of the history of life on Earth, and its fossils bring him back field season after field season in pursuit of improving human understanding of ancient history. His studies of the rocks and fossils of the Arctic shed light on a world that once was, and provide insight into what might be.

Ophiolites in Earth History

Ophiolites in Earth History
Author: Yildirim Dilek
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Total Pages: 734
Release: 2003
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781862391451

The 32 papers in this volume examine the mode and nature of igneous, metamorphic, tectonic, sedimentological, and biological processes associated with the evolution of oceanic crust in different tectonic settings in Earth history as revealed in various ophiolites and ophiolite belts around the world, and the geodynamic significance of these ophiolites in the evolution of different orogenic systems. Divided into six thematic sections, the book presents a wealth of new data and syntheses from mainly Phanerozoic ophiolites around the world.