Stromatolites - Ancient, Beautiful, and Earth-Altering

About the author

Bob Leis is an avid admirer and collector of stromatolites, algal mats, and any rocks of a stromatolitic and biogenic origin. Bruce L. Stinchcomb, a retired professor of geology, has an interest in stromatolites, the oldest clear evidence for life.

Summary

A colorful look at 3.5 billion years of stromatolites, peculiar structures produced by primitive life forms that lived over vast spans of geologic time.

Product details

• Authors: R J Leis, R. J. Leis, Bruce L Stinchcomb, Bruce L. Stinchcomb
• Assisted by: Terry McKee (Illustration)
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.09.2015
• EAN: 9780764348976
• ISBN: 978-0-7643-4897-6
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 218 mm x 279 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 874 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Mineralogy, petrography; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science