A Sea without Fish: Life in the Ordovician Sea of the Cincinnati Region (Life of the Past) - Hardcover

Davis, Richard Arnold; Meyer, David L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0253351987 ISBN 13: 9780253351982

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2009

Synopsis

By David L Meyer ; Richard Arnold Davis ; Steven M Holland ( Author ) [ Sea Without Fish: Life in the Ordovician Sea of the Cincinnati Region Life of the Past By Feb-2009 Hardcover

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Review:

In this excellent introduction to the Cincinnatian fossil beds, A Sea without Fish offers a fascinating glimpse of a long-extinct ecosystem. . . . interesting, well-written, and profusely illustrated . . . Highly recommended. August 2009 Source: Choice

Anyone with an interest in the life found during the Ordovician period will want this book!March 2009 Source: Birdbooker Report 5 (blog)

A Sea without Fish is a lavishly illustrated introduction to a marvelous underwater realm preserved in the 450-million-year-old fossils of the Cincinnatian.March 30, 2009 Source: SirReadaLot.org

A Sea without Fish is superbly written, richly illustrated, up-to-date, fairly thorough, and downright entertaining in places. . . . [It] is a fantastic book. Casual collectors will learn something; advanced collectors and geology students will learn something; even professionals will learn something, guaranteed.October, 2010 Source: Rocks & Minerals

Paleontology is all about roots. A Sea Without Fish is an excellent example of how the history of a discipline and the history of life in the Cincinnati area come together to provide a fascinating, clear understanding about how our knowledge of fossils of the region has evolved. . . .This is an attractive, well-written, and beautifully illustrated book describing the geology and paleontology of one of the best-known and most fossiliferous regions of the world. The book belongs in the personal library of all those interested in paleontology and in college and university libraries.Spring 2010 Source: Northwest Ohio History

Review:

The authors provide a comprehensive view of the grand panorama of Ordovician paleontology in the Cincinnati region. This volume belongs in the libraries of those interested in the Ordovician Period, the geology and paleontology of the Cincinnati area, and the history of science. Author: David J. Bottjer Source: Professor of Earth and Biological Sciences, University of Southern California

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0253351987
• ISBN 13: 9780253351982
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368