Evolution of Land and Life in Oman: an 800 Million Year Story
This book takes readers on a fascinating journey to discover the story of land and ancient life evolution in Oman since at least 800 million years ago. Oman is well known for its marvelous geology. What tectonics affected this part of
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Evolution of Land and Life in Oman: An 800 Million Year Story
Evolution of Land and Life in Oman: An 800 Million Year Story
Mohammed Hilal Al Kindi
Evolution of Land and Life in Oman: An 800 Million Year Story
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Mohammed Hilal Al Kindi The Earth Sciences Consultancy Centre Muscat Oman
and German University of Technology Muscat Oman
ISBN 978-3-319-60151-9 ISBN 978-3-319-60152-6 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60152-6
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For all of those who contribute to the protection of Oman’s geological heritage so that it will remain an attraction for researchers and a scientific resource for future generations, and for those who discovered or continue to discover parts of the story of land and life in Oman. Mohammed Hilal Al Kindi March 2018
Foreword
Oman has fascinating geology that is only partly known. In the years, we have been privileged to work in Oman and we have encountered many textbook examples of geology as well as other features or fossils which we did not understand the full significance of. By investigating further, often with the help of experts, some of these have turned into exciting new discoveries, new fossil species and new insights into the long and fascinating story of life. There are still many outcrops in Oman that have never been visited by a geologist, and around the next bend or over the next ridge, there could be something new, of national or international significance. This is one of the joys of geology, and finding fossils, crystals and miner
