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The Road to Gondwana: In search of the lost supercontinent

The Road to Gondwana: In search of the lost supercontinent


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An immersive and fascinating journey into deep time, charting the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana through a billion years of Earth’s history.

‘Gondwana’ is a mystery of geological history; a lost supercontinent and a place woven into the consciousness of all who inhabit its scattered fragments. Today, the people who live in Africa, South America, India, Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Arabia spend their lives walking around on what’s left of Gondwana.

But what was life like when it was whole? The Road to Gondwana traces the steps science took to find Gondwana, and the evolutionary journey of Gondwana itself. Our tour guide on this journey is Glossopteris – an extinct tree that dominated the supercontinent for 50 million years, before vanishing in the most devastating event ever to strike life on this planet, the Permian mass extinction.

This is a story about deep time and the challenges that face those who venture there. It’s about the importance of imagination in science, and the reasons that the journey towards understanding is sometimes more important than the destination.

Table of Contents:
Prologue 1. What Mean These Stones 2. Motherland 3. Great Southern Land 5. Accretion 5. Weeds 6. Survival Country 7. The Occupation 8. The Dying of the Light 9. Goodbye Gondwana 10. Earth Epilogue

About the Author :
Bill Morris is a writer, documentary filmmaker and musician based in Port Chalmers, New Zealand. He has worked extensively as a wildlife filmmaker for NHNZ, the BBC Natural History Unit and others, and his passion for science and stories of the natural world informs all his work.

Review :
“an original view of how Gondwana came and went yet still leaves its trace.” “This book is a great read. Morris is at his best when writing about geology and travel, and he succeeds in giving the reader a feel for the evolution of the supercontinent. I don’t know of a recent comparable book on the subject. I recommend it to the general reader and to students and academics as an engaging introduction to the evolution of Gondwana and its impact on Earth history."


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781922539335
  • Publisher: Exisle Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Exisle Publishing
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Sub Title: In search of the lost supercontinent
  • Width: 229 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1922539333
  • Publisher Date: 01 Oct 2022
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 790 gr


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