Evolution of Land and Life in Oman: an 800 Million Year Story

• Main Author: Al Kindi, Mohammed Hilal (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Paleontology .; Structural geology.; Historical geology.; Evolutionary biology.; Archaeology.; Earth.; Geology.; Paleontology.; Structural Geology.; Historical Geology.; Evolutionary Biology.; Popular Earth Science.

This book takes readers on a fascinating journey to discover the story of land and ancient life evolution in Oman since at least 800 million years ago. Oman is well known for its marvelous geology. What tectonics affected this part of the world and what organisms lived there? How did the climate and...

Table of Contents:

• Planet Earth
• Oman during Precambrian
• Oman during Palaeozoic
• Oman during Mesozoic
• Oman during Cenozoic
• Humans
• Conclusions.