Soils of the Past by Gregory J. Retallack - 9781119530404

Soils of the PastAn Introduction to Paleopedology\nAuthor(s): Gregory J. Retallack\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9781119530404, 978-1119530404\nSynopsis\nA student-friendly textbook that describes ancient soils, how they may be identified, and their use in paleoenvironmental reconstruction\n\n Ancient soils contain vital mineralogical, geochemical, textural, and paleontological information about the continental environments in which they formed. Advances in isotope geochemistry and sequence-stratigraphic models allow evermore detailed reconstructions of environmental change from paleosols, and new insights into such diverse topics as atmospheric chemistry, global change, paleoecology, geobiology and mass extinction. This book educates readers about the field of paleopedology and how it remains a key area of investigation for geologists and environmental scientists seeking to learn about, and reconstruct, the.