02520nam 2200637 a 450 991078155800332120230725054229.00-643-10402-X1-283-32082-797866133208270-643-10401-1(CKB)2550000000069692(EBL)795434(OCoLC)761645809(SSID)ssj0000635637(PQKBManifestationID)12239056(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000635637(PQKBWorkID)10653279(PQKB)10799810(Au-PeEL)EBL795434(CaPaEBR)ebr10619960(CaONFJC)MIL332082(MiAaPQ)EBC795434(EXLCZ)99255000000006969220121114d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFrozen in time[electronic resource] prehistoric life in Antarctica /Jeffrey D. Stilwell and John A. LongCollingwood, Vic. CSIRO Pub.20111 online resource (249 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-643-09635-3 Cover; contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 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; Endnotes; Glossary; References and further reading; IndexPresents a comprehensive overview of the fossil record of Antarctica framed within its changing environmental settings.FossilsAntarcticaPaleontologyAntarcticaEnvironmental geologyAntarcticaClimatic changesAntarcticaAntarcticaDiscovery and explorationFossilsPaleontologyEnvironmental geologyClimatic changes560.989Stilwell Jeffrey D1180544Long John A728919MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781558003321Frozen in time3788660UNINA