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1 online resource (xix, 402 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
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Bilingual version of the1924 ed. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF PALAOGEOGRAPHIE -- GEOLOGISCHE GESCHICHTE DER MEERE UND FESTLANDER BY FRANZE KOSSMAT (1924): Paleogeography -- Geologic History of the Seas and Continents; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword (1); Foreword (2); Preface; Acknowledgements; Einleitung; The Precambrian (Archean and Algonkian) Preliminary Remarks on the Crystalline Basement; Paleozoic Era; 1. Cambrian; 2. Silurian; 3. Devonian; 4. Carboniferous; 5. Permian; Mesozoic Era; 6. Triassic; 7. Jurassic; 8. Cretaceous; Cenozoic Era; 9. Tertiary; 10. Diluvium. |
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Concluding Remarks on PaleogeographyFigure Captions; Bibliography; Endnotes; Index. |
| Summary |
Franz Kossmat?s rare 1924 edition of Palaögeographie (Geologische Geschicte der Meere und Festländer) [Paleogeography (Geographic History of the Seas and Continents), to be published here in a bilingual edition] is a remarkable book that hosts an early encounter between classical geology and plate tectonic theory. Kossmat generates an interesting critique of Wegener?s continental drift model while providing some intriguing theories of his own regarding continental motion. More importantly, Kossmat documented the interplay between transgressive and regressive marine phases in a unique graphical. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Translated from the German. |
| Subject |
Geology, Stratigraphic.
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Geology, Stratigraphic. |
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Paleogeography.
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Paleogeography. |
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Historical geology.
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Historical geology. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
McMenamin, Mark A.
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| Added Title |
Paléogéographie (Geologische geschichte der meere und festländer). English & German https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2011085448
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Palaögeographie - Geologische geschichte der meere und festlander |
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Paleogeography - geologic history of the seas and continents |
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Print version: Kossmat, Franz, 1871-1938. Paléogéographie (Geologische geschichte der meere und festländer). English & German. English translation of Palaögeographie - Geologische geschichte der meere und festländer by Franz Kossmat (1924). Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2011 9780773426047 0773426043 (DLC) 2011046546 |
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0773430156 (electronic book) |
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9780773430150 (electronic book) |
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9780773426047 |
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0773426043 |
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