The Greening of Gondwana

White, M. E

ISBN 10: 0730101541 / ISBN 13: 9780730101543

Published by Reed, 1986

About this Item

The Greening of Gondwana by Mary E. White is a richly illustrated exploration of Australia?s ancient flora and its evolutionary journey through the supercontinent Gondwana. With stunning color plates, photographs, and scientific reconstructions, this work bridges paleobotany, geology, and natural history, bringing to life the forests and plant life that shaped the Earth hundreds of millions of years ago.

This edition is ideal for collectors of natural history, science enthusiasts, and libraries of Australian history. A beautifully produced volume that stands as both a scientific reference and a visual celebration of prehistoric landscapes.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1755566979642

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Greening of Gondwana
• Publisher: Reed
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0730101541
• ISBN 13: 9780730101543
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Australian History & Natural History
  • Science & Natural History
  • Paleontology / Geology

About this title

Synopsis

For the first time scientist, specialist and the general reader can follow Australia's plant ancestry, and appreciate the individuality that has evolved from an inheritance in common with plants from other southern lands. This third edition is updated to incorporate the most recent ideas about the evolution of Australia's modern flora and the nature of Gondwanan forests at the time of separation from Antarctica. It is llustrated with over 400 magnificent photographs of fossils and living plants.