Vanished ocean
D. A. V. Stow
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Vanished ocean
Published
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pages
300
ISBN-13
9780199214280
ISBN-10
019921428X
Description
"The Earth ever changes, and even vast oceans come and go. This is the story of such an ocean: how it grew to stretch in a wide belt across the Earth, the creatures that lived in it and at its shores, the changes it experienced, and how it shrank, broke up, and finally disappeared. Tethys, the geologists named it, after the sea goddess of Greek myth, daughter of Gaia and mother of great rivers. It began to form some 260 million years ago and vanished five and a half million years ago. How, then, do we know that it ever existed? Tethys has left us many clues: slivers of what used to be the sea floor, a whale graveyard, and oil--the oil of the Middle East on which so many rely today was formed from the decay of millions of tiny creatures that lived in its waters. Dorrik Stow, an oceanographer and geologist, tells how scientists have painstakingly pieced together these clues as he takes us through the life of Tethys." -- dust jacket flap.
Subjects
The Tethys
Marges européennes et africaines à l'articulation Atlantique-Téthys
Micropaleontology of some Permian localities in the Tethyan realm
Tethys, the ancestral Mediterranean
The Tethys Ocean
Tektonicheskai͡a︡ ėvoli͡u︡t͡s︡ii͡a︡ vostochnoĭ chasti okeana Tetis
Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Vanished ocean?
This edition of Vanished ocean has approximately 300 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Vanished ocean?
For most readers, Vanished ocean typically takes between 6h 15m and 4h 10m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 75,000 words and common reading speeds.
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What is the word count of Vanished ocean?
The estimated word count for Vanished ocean is approximately 75,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Vanished ocean?
Vanished ocean was written by D. A. V. Stow.
When was Vanished ocean published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2010. The original work may have been published on a different date.