Earth History and Palaeogeography

Using Full-Colour Palaeogeographical Maps From The Cambrian To The Present This Interdisciplinary Volume Explains How Plate Motions And Surface Volcanism Are Linked To Processes In The Earth'S Mantle And To Climate Change And The Evolution Of The Earth'S Biota. These New And Very Detailed Maps Provide A Complete And Integrated Phanerozoic Story Of Palaeogeography. They Illustrate The Development Of All The Major Mountain-Building Orogenies. Old Lands Seas Ice Caps Volcanic Regions Reefs And Coal Beds Are Highlighted On The Maps As Well As Faunal And Floral Provinces. Many Other Original Diagrams Show Sections From The Earth'S Core Through The Mantle And Up To The Lithosphere And How Large Igneous Provinces Are Generated Helping To Understand How Plates Have Appeared Moved And Vanished Through Time. Supplementary Resources Are Available Online Making This An Invaluable Reference For Researchers Graduate Students Professional Geoscientists And Anyone Interested In The Geological History Of The Earth.