The Last Billion Years: A Geological History of the Maritime Provinces of Canada

by Atlantic Geoscience Society

The Last Billion Years tells the history of the physical land of the Atlantic Provinces. Dealing in millions of years, this easy-to-use, detailed book will be invaluable to teachers, land-use planners, and curious readers.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Nature

212 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Dar]

I live in an area with rugged coastlines and can't help noticing all the exposed rock formations (many very beautiful). We begin with the plate tectonics that formed the oceans and land masses of my local area, then how the layers formed and shifted and settled, then we have lots of specific chapters about kinds of rocks and minerals, fossils, hothouse and ice age climates, mining, and energy extraction. I'll buy a copy of the book for its photos of rock formations and their locations, all within visiting distance from home!

[Kelly Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow.. This was a great good. I wasn't expecting to find it very good, but it was great!

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

I guess I'll never really be done with this one because I keep picking it back up to read different sections, but I'm calling it done for now to get it off my "Currently Reading" list. Well worth picking up a copy if you are interested in the geologic history of the Maritimes. A fair bit of natural history is also included.

[Porterhorse · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very textbook-like. Validated my decision to study Biology.