Soils of the Past: An Introduction to Palaeopedology
Author:   G.J. Retallack
Publisher:   Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
ISBN:  

9780045511280


Pages:   528
Publication Date:   22 February 1990
Format:   Hardback
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Soils of the Past: An Introduction to Palaeopedology


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As a text on paleosols, this book applies the expertise of soil science to ancient sequences of non-marine rocks. It provides an interdisciplinary bridge between the interests of soil scientists, sedimentary geologists and paleontologists, outlining the methods for the study and interpretation of paleosols, and sketching the long geological history of life and landscapes on Earth. Written principally for the student, this provides basic information on how to recognize, map and name paleosols; soil-forming factors most readily and reliably interpreted from paleosols; and addresses the evolution of soils. The book should serve both as a course text and as a professional reference. It is aimed at students and researchers in sedimentary geology, paleontology and soil science; archaeologists, paleoanthropologists and prehistorians concerned with environmental reconstruction.

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Author:   G.J. Retallack
Publisher:   Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Weight:   0.987kg
ISBN:  

9780045511280


ISBN 10:   0045511284
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   22 February 1990
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Part 1 Soils and paleosols: paleopedology; soils on and under the landscape; features of fossil soils; soil-forming processes; indicators of physical, chemical and biological weathering; soil classification; mapping and naming paleosols; alteration of paleosols after burial. Part 2 Factors in soil formation; models of soil formation; organisms; topographic relief as a factor; parent material as a factor; time as a factor. Part 3 Fossil record of soils: a long-term natural experiment in pedogenesis; soils of othr worlds; earth's earliest landscapes; early life on land; large plants and animals on land; afforestation of the land; grasses in dry continental interiors; human impact on landscapes.

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