The Earth after us
Subtitle: what legacy will humans leave in the rocks?
By: Jan Zalasiewicz ; with contributions from Kim Freedman.
Contributors: Freedman, Kim.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780199214976
Subjects: Biogeomorphology; Historical geology; Paleoanthropology; Extinction (Biology); Nature -- Effect of human beings on
Description: "Jan Zalasiewicz shows how scientists put together clues from the rocks to understand the past, its landscapes and climate, and the nature of the creatures that inhabited it. A thin layer of silt here, a trace formed by a crawling worm there - the clues are often subtle and difficult to read. But by such clues would future geologists - whether hyper-evolved rat or alien visitor - work out our story. Zalasiewicz explores which of our structures are likely to leave traces, and what future explorers might make of us and the impact we made on our environment."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-246) and index.