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

Evolution of Land and Life in Oman : an 800 Million Year Story.
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ISBN 9783319601526
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Author Al Kindi, Mohammed Hilal
Title Evolution of Land and Life in Oman : : an 800 Million Year Story.
1st ed.
Description 1 online resource (230 pages)
Contents Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- About the Book -- Contents -- About the Author -- Introduction -- Afterword -- 1 An Outline of the History of the Earth and Oman -- 1.1 Our Kinaesthetic Planet -- 1.2 The Earth's Components -- 1.3 The Age of the Earth -- 1.4 Tectonic Movements -- 1.5 Determining the Absolute Age of Rocks -- 1.6 What Are Fossils? -- 1.7 Extinctions -- 1.8 Classification of Organisms -- 1.9 Major Geological Domains and Topography of Oman -- 1.9.1 Al Hajar Mountains -- 1.9.2 Al Huqf Mountains and Masirah Island -- 1.9.3 Dhofar Mountains -- 1.9.4 Desert Plains, Sand Dune and Sabkhas -- 2 The Precambrian Rocks and Life in Oman -- 2.1 Earth During the Precambrian -- 2.2 Oman During the Precambrian -- 2.3 Organisms Living in Oman During the Precambrian -- 2.3.1 Bacteria -- 2.3.2 Acritarchs -- 2.3.3 Ancient Marine Sponges -- 2.3.4 The Precambrian and Phanerozoic Boundary -- 2.3.5 Summary of Life in Oman During the Precambrian -- 3 The Palaeozoic Rocks and Life in Oman -- 3.1 Earth During the Palaeozoic -- 3.2 Oman During the Palaeozoic -- 3.3 Organisms Living in Oman During the Palaeozoic -- 3.3.1 Trilobites -- 3.3.2 Primitive Fish -- 3.3.3 Nautiloids -- 3.3.3.1 Orthocones -- 3.3.3.2 Nautilus -- 3.3.4 Bivalves -- 3.3.4.1 Ridonia Bivalves -- 3.3.4.2 Alatoconchid Bivalves -- 3.3.5 Graptolites -- 3.3.6 Corals -- 3.3.6.1 Rugose Coral -- 3.3.6.2 Tabulate Corals -- 3.3.7 Echinoderms -- 3.3.7.1 Crinoids -- 3.3.7.2 Blastoids -- 3.3.7.3 Echinoidea -- 3.3.8 Brachiopods -- 3.3.9 Trace Fossils of Unknown Organisms -- 3.3.10 Bryozoa -- 3.3.11 Chitinozoa -- 3.3.12 Protista Kingdom -- 3.3.12.1 Foraminifera -- 3.3.12.2 Radiolaria -- 3.3.13 Conodonts -- 3.3.14 Ostracods -- 3.3.15 Copepods -- 3.3.16 Plants -- 3.3.16.1 Primitive Plant Spores (Cryptospores) -- 3.3.16.2 Spores -- 3.3.16.3 Pollens -- 3.3.16.4 Trees -- 3.3.16.5 Roots -- 3.3.16.6 Leaves.
3.3.17 Summary of Life in Oman During the Palaeozoic -- 4 The Mesozoic Rocks and Life in Oman -- 4.1 Earth During the Mesozoic -- 4.2 Oman During the Mesozoic -- 4.3 Organisms Living in Oman During the Mesozoic -- 4.3.1 Cartilage Fish -- 4.3.2 Trace Fossils from the Deep Sea -- 4.3.3 Belemnites -- 4.3.4 Ammonites -- 4.3.5 Rudists -- 4.3.6 Megalodon Bivalves -- 4.3.7 Gastropods -- 4.3.8 Dinoflagellates -- 4.3.9 Dinosaurs -- 4.3.10 Cretaceous Trees -- 4.3.11 Lung Fish -- 4.3.12 Crocodiles -- 4.3.13 Turtles -- 4.3.14 Summary of Life in Oman During the Mesozoic -- 5 The Cenozoic Rocks and Life in Oman -- 5.1 Earth During the Cenozoic -- 5.2 Oman During the Cenozoic -- 5.3 Organisms Living in Oman During the Cenozoic -- 5.3.1 Proboscideans -- 5.3.1.1 Barytheriidae -- 5.3.1.2 Deinotherium -- 5.3.1.3 Gomphotherium -- 5.3.1.4 Other Fossils of Elephants and Marine Species in Al Ghabah -- 5.3.2 Horned Animals -- 5.3.3 Primates -- 5.3.4 Ungulates -- 5.3.5 Marine Animals and Tree Fossils in the Cenozoic -- 5.3.6 Other Mammals (e.g. Hyraxes and Bats) -- 5.3.7 Summary of Life in Oman During the Cenozoic -- 6 Humans -- 6.1 The Emergence of Humans -- 6.2 Classification of Humans -- 6.3 Humans and Climate Change in the Last One Million Years -- 6.4 Climatic Changes and Homo Sapiens Distribution in Oman in the Last 200,000 Years -- 6.5 Climatic Changes and Human Civilizations in Oman Since 9,000 BC -- 6.5.1 Neolithic Era (New Stone Age) -- 6.5.2 Bronze Age -- 6.5.3 Iron Age -- 6.5.4 Summary of Human's Life in Oman Since the Neolithic -- About the Geological Society of Oman -- A Map of the Locations Mentioned in the Text -- Glossary -- References.
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