Overview
- Offers readers an understanding on how land and life have developed in Oman by reconstructing 800 million years
- Illustrates the evolution of land and life in Oman with about 250 colored photos
- Includes pictures of recently discovered fossils
- Uses 3D graphics and animation designs
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About this book
This book takes readers on a fascinating journey to discover the story of land and ancient life evolution in Oman since at least 800 million years ago. Oman is well known for its marvelous geology. What tectonics affected this part of the world and what organisms lived there? How did the climate and life develop? Did life forms become more complex and varied or become extinct and disappear forever? The book thoroughly reconstructs this land and ancient life evolution and offers readers an understanding on how land, climate and life have proceeded and developed in Oman through the millions of years.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Mohammed Al Kindy is a structural geologist from Oman. He received his BSc from the University of Aberdeen, 2003 and his PhD from the University of Leeds, 2006. Since 2015 Dr. Al Kindy is the CEO of Geo Consultancy Centre in Muscat, Oman. The Geo Consultancy Centre is founded with the aim of providing a high quality services on geophysical, geological and geotechnical services. This is motivated and supported with international level experts using the latest technology.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Evolution of Land and Life in Oman: an 800 Million Year Story
Authors: Mohammed Hilal Al Kindi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60152-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-60151-9Published: 10 April 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09650-2Published: 14 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-60152-6Published: 27 March 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 220
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 212 illustrations in colour
Topics: Paleontology, Structural Geology, Historical Geology, Evolutionary Biology, Archaeology, Popular Earth Science