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100 1 _aBalfour, John Hutton,
_d1808-1884
245 1 0 _aIntroduction to the Study of Palæontological Botany
246 1 _aIntroduction to the Study of Palaeontological Botany
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2016-01-09
508 _aProduced by Brian Coe, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Introduction to the Study of Palæontological Botany" by John Hutton Balfour is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on the study of fossilized plants and their significance in understanding the evolution of vegetation through geological time periods. As a treatise, it merges botanical and geological knowledge, indicating the importance of living flora and fauna in interpreting the characteristics and classifications of fossil plants. At the start of the volume, Balfour emphasizes the relevance of fossil botany in comprehending the historical transformations of life on Earth. He discusses the necessity for students of palæontology to possess a thorough understanding of modern botany to accurately classify and study fossil plants. The opening portion lays a foundational understanding of palæophytology, detailing how plants of various epochs underwent changes influenced by the Earth's evolving physical and climatic conditions, and highlights the roles of prominent scientists and fellow educators in advancing this field of study. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPaleobotany
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50882
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