Forests and Lakes of the Late Paleozoic. When Coal Was Still Green, 2nd Edition

The book takes us back to the Late Paleozoic period, 330–295 million years ago, when the expanding Gondwana glaciers and the Variscan orogeny drove the sea out of Bohemia, with trilobites making way for tropical forests of giant lycophytes and horsetails. Set against the backdrop of the formation of the supercontinent Pangea and the rhythms of climate change, the book reveals how plants and animals have coped with these events and how the face of the landscape has transformed over tens of millions of years. Readers will discover that glaciations and interglacial periods were not exclusive to the Pleistocene but also shaped the landscape and biota during the Late Paleozoic, when coal was still green and Bohemia still lay on the equator. Richly illustrated with photographs of fossils, paleogeographic maps, and reconstructions of animals, plants, and entire ecosystems, this book is intended for the general public interested in palaeontology and geology, as well as for students of natural sciences and professional geologists.