商品簡介
Rich illustrations reveal the history of Wyoming's geology, environment, and landscape Merging paleontology, geology, and artistry, Ancient Wyoming illustrates scenes from the distant past and provides fascinating details on the flora and fauna of the past 300 million years. The book provides a unique look at Wyoming, both as it is today and as was throughout ancient historyat times a vast ocean, a lush rain forest, and a mountain prairie. A unique collaboration between scientists and artists created a visual image of each stage in the region's paleohistory.
作者簡介
Kirk R. Johnson is the Sant Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. He received his PhD in geology and paleobotany from Yale University in 1989, and did postdoctoral research in the rainforests of northern Australia before joining the Denver Museum of Natural History in 1991, where he directed the installation of the museum's Prehistoric Journey exhibit. His research focuses on fossil plants, the environmental effects of the dinosaur-smiting asteroid, and the birth and death of biomes. Johnson also works with artists to create accurate and plausible paintings, murals, and dioramas of prehistoric landscapes, several of which are on display in the Colorado Convention Center. Johnson lives in Washington, D. C. Kirk Johnson is the Sant Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. He is the author of Ancient Denvers, Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway, and Prehistoric Journey. He lives in Washington, DC. Will Clyde is an associate professor of geology at the University of New Hampshire. He lives in Durham, New Hampshire.
