The Earth After Us : What legacy will humans leave in the rocks?

Name: The Earth After Us
Brand: Oxford University Press
SKU: 9780199214983
Price: 3950 KES
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ISBN: 9780199214983

by Jan Zalasiewicz

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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 288 grams

Dimensions 19.60 x 12.70 x 1.80 cms

Product Classification: Popular science Geology & the lithosphere Geology, geomorphology and 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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