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The road to Gondwana : in search of the lost supercontinent / Bill Morris.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chatswood, Australia : Exisle Publishing, 2022.Description: viii, 264 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1922539333
  • 9781922539335
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 551.7 23
Contents:
Prologue -- 1 What mean these stones? -- 2 The darkness in the mountain -- 3 Great southern land -- 4 Accredtion -- 5 Weeds -- 6 Survival country -- 7 The occupation -- 8 The dying of the night -- 9 Lines of descent -- 10 Reckoning -- Epilogue: 250 million years in the future -- Glossary -- Acknowledgements -- Endnotes -- Illustration credits -- Index.
Summary: "The supercontinent Gondwana is woven into the consciousness of all who inhabit its scattered fragments. The closer we look, the more we see how much Gondwana defines the world we see around us. The Road to Gondwana follows the journey taken by science to discover Gondwana. What was life like there? What animals and plants lived on it? What landscapes would a traveller encounter? And what is left today?"--Publisher information.
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Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Waimate Located at Event Centre Non Fiction 551.7 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not For Loan A00744416

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-256)and index.

Prologue -- 1 What mean these stones? -- 2 The darkness in the mountain -- 3 Great southern land -- 4 Accredtion -- 5 Weeds -- 6 Survival country -- 7 The occupation -- 8 The dying of the night -- 9 Lines of descent -- 10 Reckoning -- Epilogue: 250 million years in the future -- Glossary -- Acknowledgements -- Endnotes -- Illustration credits -- Index.

"The supercontinent Gondwana is woven into the consciousness of all who inhabit its scattered fragments. The closer we look, the more we see how much Gondwana defines the world we see around us. The Road to Gondwana follows the journey taken by science to discover Gondwana. What was life like there? What animals and plants lived on it? What landscapes would a traveller encounter? And what is left today?"--Publisher information.

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