| Description |
xxi, 155 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A fateful meeting -- Wading into the Devonian -- Preparing to pursue a passion -- Facing a peopled wilderness -- Mapping a wildland -- A curious formation -- The fossil hunters -- The discovery -- The Maine State Fossil -- New revelations -- The descendent -- A perspective on science and nature. |
| Summary |
"Little does he know, but a Harvard PhD's discovery of Pertica quadrifaria in the northern Maine wilderness in the mid-1950s will help scientists unlock the details of a major event in the history of our planet-the transition of plants to land, an occurrence that continues to have a critical influence on the Earth's life-supporting processes, including climate"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Paleobotany -- Maine -- History.
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Paleobotany -- Devonian.
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Plants, Fossil -- Maine.
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Paleontologists -- United States -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Bennett, Sheila K., 1937- author.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Bennett, Dean B. When the land turned green Camden, Maine : Down East Books, [2022] 9781684750337 (DLC) 2022019533 |
| ISBN |
9781684750320 hardcover |
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1684750326 hardcover |
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9781684750337 electronic publication |
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