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Visions of a Vanished World - The Extraordinary Fossils of the Hunsruck Slate (Hardcover)
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Visions of a Vanished World - The Extraordinary Fossils of the Hunsruck Slate (Hardcover)
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A spectacular collectible volume, with masterful photographs and
expert commentary on some of the world's most striking fossils
About four hundred million years ago earthquake activity and
possibly major storms caused sudden movements of large quantities
of muddy sediment along the seafloor. Animal communities in the
path of these sediment-laden flows were instantly engulfed, the
inhabitants "frozen" in the last moment of their lives. Amazingly,
many of the creatures lost in this ancient catastrophe were almost
perfectly preserved through the eons, fossilized in a thick series
of muds now known as the Hunsruck Slate west of the Rhine Valley in
western Germany. Excavations there have yielded the most diverse
and surpassingly beautiful collection of marine fossils of the
Devonian period ever discovered. This book pays tribute to the
exquisite fossils of the Hunsruck Slate. Large full-color
photographic plates display fossil sponges, brachiopods, clams,
starfish, sea lilies, trilobites, worms, sea spiders, sea stars,
crustaceans, corals, and many other species. An accessible
commentary recounts the discovery of the fossils and explains how
the slate was formed, how the animals are preserved, the
significance of the fossils, and the controversies that surround
them. A special presentation in every way, this book makes an
exceptional contribution to the fascinating history of life on
Earth.
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