Early Life on Earth: A Practical Guide

by David Wacey

When did life first appear on Earth and what form did it take? The answer to this intriguing and fundamentally important question lies somewhere within the early Archean rock record. The young Earth was, however, a very different place to that we know today and numerous pitfalls await our interpretation of these most ancient rocks. The first half of this practical guide equips the reader with the background knowledge to successfully evaluate new potentially...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402093888
• ISBN13: 9781402093883
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"