Springer Palaeozoic Palaeobotany of Great Britain (Geological Conservation Review)

Product Description This volume of the GCR series, one of two dealing with palaeobotany, covers the first 200 million years of the history of land plant evolution, as represented by the palaeobotany GCR site network of Great Britain. It demonstrates how the main facets of land plant evolution can be demonstrated at sites in Britain, and how the fossil record can be of value as an evolutionary and environmental indicator of the geological past. Review This beautifully produced book is much more than a catalogue of fossil plants and trees; it vividly documents a journey through Palaeozoic plant cover from the green Cooksonia meadows of the Silurian through the lush canopies of the Devonian and Carboniferous, eventually to the sad poisoned forests of the Permian. Essential reading for anyone involved in palaeobotany from researchers through teachers to students - the information is accessible and readable. Palaeozoic gardening will never be the same. - The Palaeontological Newsletter; It is well produced...the most comprehensive account of British Palaeozoic floras... - Scottish Journal of Geology From the Back Cover This volume, one of two dealing with palaeobotany, covers the first 200 million years of the history of land plant evolution, as represented by the Palaeozoic palaeobotany GCR site network of Great Britain. It demonstrates how the main facets of land plant evolution can be demonstrated at sites in Britain, and how the fossil record can be of value as an evolutionary and environmental indicator of the geological past. This is the first book to place British Palaeozoic palaeobotany sites and their fossil content in a national and international context, showing the value of the palaeobotany resource of Great Britain. In part a conservation tool, this volume also provides the most comprehensive bibliography of the subject yet published, providing an extensive review of the research that has been carried out over the past two centuries. About the Author C. J. Cleal is Research Officer in the Department of Botany, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. He is also the Secretary of the British Institute for Geological Conservation and on the Council of the Palaeontological Association.