STRATA: STORIES FROM DEEP TIME (HB)

Earth’s 4.54-billion-year history is written in the remnants of seafloors, dunes and riverbeds which stripe canyon walls and cliffsides. For geologists, these layers explain how our planet became the place we know today, and present context for modern change. This book explores four moments of transformation that shaped Earth - the first accumulation of oxygen in the atmosphere, the deep freeze of “Snowball Earth”, the rise of mud on land, and the dinosaurs’ reign on a hothouse planet – and considers their lessons for our future.