Mesozoic and Tertiary Palaeobotany of Great Britain

Description:

This is the first attempt to make a comparative analysis of the conservation value of the Mesozoic and Tertiary Palaeobotany GCR sites in Great Britain, to see how they relate to others nationally and internationally, and to demonstrate the importance of Britain in the development of palaeobotanical science. In many cases, the floras of the individual sites have never been described previously, and this alone makes this volume a valuable scientific resource. The evidence will also be invaluable in promoting the conservation of these sites because it allows, for the first time, the importance of our palaeobotanical heritage to be fully appreciated.

The history of the changing environments and evolution of the plant groups is traced through the detailed descriptions of the 52 sites, indicating the rise of conifers and cycads in the Mesozoic and, in Tertiary times, the angiosperms (flowering plants) which began to predominate at the expense of earlier plant types.

Condition

Fine.