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

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Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, 2011.

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Description	1 online resource (x, 238 pages) : illustrations
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Contents	1. The cold, barren land we call Antarctica -- 2. A continent discovered -- 3. The fossil pioneers -- 4. Antarctica's oldest fossils -- 5. The age of fish and ferns -- 6. A time of southern coal swamps -- 7. Giant amphibians and hairy reptiles -- 8. Volcanic lakes and early dinosaurs -- 9. When dinosaurs ruled -- 10. When giant reptiles swam in southern seas -- 11. Killer birds, giant penguins and early mammals -- 12. The big chill: from paradise to polar ice -- 13. Life today in the frozen south.
Summary	Presents a comprehensive overview of the fossil record of Antarctica framed within its changing environmental settings.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject	Fossils -- Antarctica.
	Fossils.
	Antarctica.
	Paleontology -- Antarctica.
	Paleontology.
	Environmental geology -- Antarctica.
	Environmental geology.
	Climatic changes -- Antarctica.
	Climatic changes.
	Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration.
	Discoveries in geography.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic resource.
	Electronic books.
Added Author	Long, John A., 1957-
Other Form:	Print version: Stilwell, Jeffrey. Frozen in Time : Prehistoric Life in Antarctica. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, ©2011 9780643096356
ISBN	9780643104013 (electronic book)
	0643104011 (electronic book)
	1283320827
	9781283320825
	9786613320827
	661332082X
	9780643096356 (hardback)
	0643096353 (hardback)

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

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