Section: BooksTitle: The New catastrophism : the importance of the rare event in geological history / Derek AgerAuthor: Ager, DerekPublication: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1995Physical description: XX, 231 p. : il. ; 25 cmNotes: Bibliografía: P. 199-215Sumario: A much misunderstood man -- Magnolias and marigolds; hippos and hiatuses -- Modern terrestrial deposits -- Ancient terrestrial deposits -- Modern shorelines -- Ancient shorelines -- Ancient platform deposits -- Off-shore deposits, ancient and modern -- Sudden storms are short -- Evolution by accident -- Periodic plutonism -- It's the only present we've got! -- Jupiter or Pluto?Materia / lugar / evento: Catástrofes naturalesRiesgos geológicosGeologíaOther categories: 841Standard numbers: ISBN 0-521-48358-1Rights: In Copyright (InC)Referencias externas: