Geologist Jan Zalasiewicz takes the reader on a fascinating trip
one hundred million years into the future--long after the human
race becomes extinct--to explore what will remain of our brief but
dramatic sojourn on Earth. He describes how geologists in the far
future might piece together the history of the planet, and slowly
decipher the history of humanity from the traces we will leave
impressed in the rock strata. What story will the rocks tell of us?
What kind of fossils will humans leave behind? What will happen to
cities, cars, and plastic cups? The trail leads finally to the
bones of the inhabitants of petrified cities that have slept deep
underground for many millions of years. As thought-provoking as it
is engaging, this book simultaneously explains the geological
mechanisms that shape our planet, from fossilization to plate
tectonics, illuminates the various ingenious ways in which
geologists and paleontologist work, and offers a final perspective
on humanity and its actions that may prove to be more objective
than any other.
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