Description: 1. Geologic Time and Fossils. 2. Plate Tectonics. 3. Origin of the Solar System. 4. Evolution of the Earth's Crust. 5. Earth's Atmosphere, Oceans, and Climates. 6. The Origin and Evolution of Life. 7. Stratigraphy and Sedimentary Environments. 8. The Precambrian Eon. 9. The Early Paleozoic Era: Cambrian and Ordovician Periods. 10. The Middle Paleozoic Era: Silurian and Devonian Periods. 11. The Late Paleozoic Era: Mississippian, Pennsylvanian, and Permian Periods. 12. The Early Mesozoic Era: Triassic and Jurassic Periods. 13. The Cretaceous Period. 14. The Cenozoic Era I: Tertiary Period. 15. The Cenozoic Era II: Quaternary Period. Appendix I. Minerals and Rocks. Appendix II. Stages and Zones. Appendix III. Biological Classification. Photos of Fossils. Glossary. Index.

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