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" Soils of the past : "
Gregory J. Retallack
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BL
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658908
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| Main Entry
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Retallack, Greg J., (Greg John),1951-
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Soils of the past : : an introduction to paleopedology /\ Gregory J. Retallack
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Second edition
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xi, 404 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 25 cm
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0632053763
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: 9780632053766
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-393) and index
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| Contents
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pt. 1. Soils and paleosols -- 1. Paleopedology -- 2. Soils on and under the landscape -- 3. Features of fossil soils -- 4. Soil-forming processes -- 5. Soil classification -- 6. Mapping and naming paleosols -- 7. Alteration of paleosols after burial -- pt. 2. Factors in soil formation -- 8. Models of soil formation -- 9. Climate -- 10. Organisms -- 11. Topographic relief as a factor -- 12. Parent material as a factor -- 13. Time as a factor -- pt. 3. Fossil record of soils -- 14. A long-term natural experiment in pedogenesis -- 15. Soils of other worlds -- 16. Earth's earliest landscapes -- 17. Early life on land -- 18. Large plants and animals on land -- 19. Afforestation of the land -- 20. Grasses in dry continental interiors -- 21. Human impact on landscapes
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Paleopedology
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| Dewey Classification
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552/.5
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QE473.R473 2001
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