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The nature of the stratigraphical record

Author: D V Ager
Publisher: Chichester ; New York : J. Wiley, 1993.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 3rd edView all editions and formats
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In the third edition of his thought-provoking book, Professor Derek Ager takes a new look at the nature of the stratigraphical record, emphasizing the remarkable persistence of certain facies, the importance of the huge gaps in the record, and the catastrophic or episodic nature of our record of Earth history. By abandoning the concepts so often found in textbooks, he demonstrates several generalities about the  Read more...
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Ager, D. V. (Derek Victor)
Nature of the stratigraphical record.
Chichester ; New York : J. Wiley, 1993
(OCoLC)625187715
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: D V Ager
ISBN: 0471938084 9780471938088
OCLC Number: 26400610
Description: xiv, 151 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Contents: Preface to the First Edition --
Preface to the Second Edition --
Preface to the Third Edition --
1. The Persistence of Facies --
2. The Fleeting Fossil --
3. More Gaps than Record --
4. Catastrophic Stratigraphy --
5. Catastrophic Uniformitarianism --
6. The Process of Sedimentation --
7. Marxist Stratigraphy and the Golden Spike --
8. The Nature of the Control.
Responsibility: Derek V. Ager.
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In the third edition of his thought-provoking book, Professor Derek Ager takes a new look at the nature of the stratigraphical record, emphasizing the remarkable persistence of certain facies, the importance of the huge gaps in the record, and the catastrophic or episodic nature of our record of Earth history. By abandoning the concepts so often found in textbooks, he demonstrates several generalities about the stratigraphical column that will make fascinating reading for all those interested in the Earth's geological history.

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