Fossils alive! [electronic resource] : or, new walks in an old field : a series of ten illustrated time-travel excursions into the geological past, experiencing the faunas and floras, lakes and rivers, geysers and volcanoes that have contributed to the ancient history of Scotland / Nigel H. Trewin.

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Published: Edinburgh : Dunedin, c2008.
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Main Author:
Trewin, N. H.
Subjects:
Fossils > Scotland.
Paleontology > Paleozoic.
Paleontology > Mesozoic.
Paleontology > Scotland.
Historical geology > Scotland.
Paleoecology > Scotland.
Format: Electronic eBook
Fossils alive! or, new walks in an old field : a series of ten illustrated time-travel excursions into the geological past, experiencing the faunas and floras, lakes and rivers, geysers and volcanoes that have contributed to the ancient history of Scotland /
Table of Contents:
  • Fish foray in Forfar : Tillywhandland, Forfar in the early Devonian
  • Hot springs and geysers : Rhynie, Aberdeenshire in the early Devonian
  • Fishing in Caithness : Caithness in the mid Devonian
  • Mass death in Fife : Dura Den, Fife in the late Devonian
  • The Trilobite's tale : Bishop Hill, Kinross in the early Carboniferous
  • Volcanoes in the jungle : Edinburgh area in the early Carboniferous
  • The Elgin reptiles : Hopeman, Moray in the late Permian
  • Dinosaur dinner on Skye : Camas Malag, Skye in the early Jurassic
  • Amorous ammonites : Bearreraig, Skye in the mid Jurassic
  • The Helmsdale tsunami : Helmsdale, Sutherland in the late Jurassic.

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