Vanished Ocean: How Tethys Shaped The World (1st edition) by Dorrik Stow. Oxford University Press, 2010

Description

Six million years ago, a vast ocean–which scientists have named Tethys–vanished from the face of the earth. How could such a huge body of water simply disappear? More interesting, how is it possible for scientists to know with certainty that Tethys existed for a quarter of a billion years, a period that includes the entire “Age of Dinosaurs” and almost all of the “Age of Mammals,” right up to the point when our distant ancestors began to walk upright.

Vanished Ocean tells the fascinating story of Tethys, offering an illuminating account of the scientific evidence for the ocean’s existence. Renowned geologist Dorrik Stow describes the powerful forces that shaped the ocean; the marine life it once held and the rich deposits of oil that life left behind; and the impact of its currents on environment and climate.

Mint condition hardcover.

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2010

ISBN:  978 0 19 921428 0

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