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100 1 _aRoy, Sharat Kumar,
_d1897-1962
245 1 0 _aHow old are fossils?
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2023-11-21
508 _aThe Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"How old are fossils?" by Sharat Kumar Roy is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century, specifically in 1927. The book operates as a geology leaflet aimed at museum visitors and general readers interested in paleontology, focusing on the methods of determining the age of fossils and ancient life forms. Its purpose is to provide a clear and concise understanding of this complex topic without requiring exhaustive academic study. The content of the book introduces readers to the methods used by geologists and paleontologists for estimating the age of fossils and the strata they are found in. Roy discusses the evolution of thought regarding geological time, contrasting historical beliefs with modern scientific understanding. He outlines traditional methods such as sedimentation rate and salt accumulation, while emphasizing the impact of the groundbreaking study of radioactivity on determining geological time with more accuracy. Throughout the text, Roy navigates the intricacies of paleontological evidence, the uniformity of rates in nature, and the complex relationship between evolution and geological eras, ultimately revealing that life on Earth is far older than many commonly believed estimates. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cChicago, IL: Field Museum of Natural History, 1927
653 _aPaleontology
653 _aFossils
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72188
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