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Discarded : how technofossils will be our ultimate legacy /

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'Discarded' tells the story of the fossils we will leave as relics into the far future. It explores how the things we now so abundantly produce and discard - plastic bottles, mobile phones, concrete flyways, chicken bones, aluminium cans and many more ' might alter with burial and pet...

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Main Authors: Gabbott, Sarah (Author), Zalasiewicz, J. A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Geology > Forecasting.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Refuse and refuse disposal.
Géologie > Prévision.
Êtres humains > Influence sur la nature.
Déchets > Élimination.
Rocks & Minerals.
NATURE.
Geology.
Earth Sciences.
SCIENCE.
Paleontology.
Earth sciences.
Science.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:'Discarded' tells the story of the fossils we will leave as relics into the far future. It explores how the things we now so abundantly produce and discard - plastic bottles, mobile phones, concrete flyways, chicken bones, aluminium cans and many more ' might alter with burial and petrify, to become future geology.
Physical Description:1 online resource (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780198933755
0198933754