000 -LEADER |
fixed length control field |
02726 am a22004218i 4500 |
CONTROL NUMBER |
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000045288257 |
CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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CaOOAMICUS |
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20180226083202.0 |
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
fixed length control field |
180226s2018 picab b 001 0 eng |
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER |
Record control number |
2018901122X |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9781773660127 (tr. pbk.) |
CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
CaOONL |
Language of cataloging |
eng |
Description conventions |
rda |
Transcribing agency |
CaOONL |
GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
Geographic area code |
n-cn-pi |
CLASSIFICATION NUMBERS ASSIGNED IN CANADA |
Classification number |
QE192 |
Item number |
C35 2018 |
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
557.17 |
Edition number |
23 |
AUTHOR NAME |
AUTHOR NAME |
Calder, John, |
TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Island at the centre of the world : |
Remainder of title |
the geological heritage of Prince Edward Island / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
John Calder. |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
88 pages : |
Other physical details |
illustrations, maps, (mostly colored) ; |
Dimensions |
28 cm. |
GENERAL NOTE |
General note |
"Introduction by Hans-Dieter Sues, Smithsonian Institution."-- t.p. |
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
Prince Edward Island has a history. But its story begins far, far beyond the birth of the nation, the arrival of European settlers, the Mi'kmaq, or even the first humans. Its story is older than the Island itself, which was born of climate change and rising seas just 7,000 years ago. The red cliffs of the Island have their origins in a world before the dinosaurs, in a time some 290 million years ago. Its red soils, and the sands and dunes of its shores, are reborn from the rocks of this primeval world. The rocks of the island province were deposited as rivers coursed their way through the tropical heart of Pangea, a giant landmass formed by moving continents. The part of the Earth that would one day become Prince Edward Island lay at the centre of this world, and felt the heat of the tropical sun, its intense monsoon rains and withering dry seasons. This was the beginning of the Age of Reptiles that preceded the dinosaurs, and the landscapes, dryland forests, and animal life of that time are all recorded here across Prince Edward Island, from Tignish through Malpeque Bay and Hillsborough Bay to Annandale. Consider too, that people - the L'Nuk, or Mi'kmaq, witnessed the birth of this Island thousands of years ago. All of this has been our best kept secret. Until now. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Historical geology |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Geology |
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Koha item type |
01. English Non Fiction |
LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
d |
557.1 CAL |
c |
342 |