The Earth After Us : What legacy will humans leave in the rocks?
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0199214980
ISBN-13
9780199214983
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 10th, 2009
Print length
266 Pages
Weight
290 grams
Dimensions
19.60 x 12.70 x 1.80 cms
Product Classification:
Popular scienceGeology & the lithosphere
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If aliens came to Earth 100 millions years in the future, what traces would they find of long-extinct humanity's brief reign on the planet? This engaging and thought-provoking account looks at what our species will leave behind, buried deep in the rock strata, and provides us with a warning of our devastating environmental impact.
What would alien visitors in the far future, piecing together the history of earth, find of our brief reign? What clues will we leave? What fossils? Just as we have gained knowledge of the past, of ancient climates and the activities of creatures long dead, so too might they decode the rocks. The Earth After Us takes a novel approach to show how geologists unravel the information in the rocks. As the alien scientists start investigating the strata, what story will they tell of us? What kind of fossils will humans leave behind? What will happen to cities, cars, and plastic cups? How thick a layer will the ''human stratum'' be? And will it be obvious which species dominated the planet?
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