”Ancient landscape of the Colorado PlateauFirst published in 2008, a completely revised and fully updated second edition is now available! Published by the Grand Canyon Conservancy and featured here as a special holiday offering. This book would make a great gift for the earth-minded person. Friends and Family! (Proceeds go to support Grand Canyon National Park, so we encourage you to purchase directly from here.
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| New cover of the second edition of Ancient Landscapes |
We must answer the age-old question: “Why should I buy a new edition if I have the first edition?” The main reasons are:
1) All 70+ paleogeographic maps are fully updated with new information, as Ron Blakey continually updates the maps with the latest geological information and more advanced computer tools. Additionally, we expanded the area covered by each map to include more of Nevada and California, which play a prominent role in the geological history of the Colorado Plateau.
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| Old map from the 1st edition (left) and the same map from the 2nd edition. Note that there is much more landscape Contains west, north, and south, and has excellent color rendering. |
2) Old maps have been moved to a dedicated section in the book, and when you flip through the map you’ll see an animation over time. Each map’s description then appears adjacent to the map on the opposite side of the spread.
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| Coconino Sandstone Sample Page – All information shown on the map The opposite side of the spread contains a photo of the deposit. |
3) Most of the photos throughout this book have been upgraded and replaced. Most are of much higher quality and higher resolution (the first edition in 2008 relied heavily on photos scanned from film slides and had a sub-optimal resolution). Here are two examples.
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| From Precambrian Chapter 1 |
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| From Chapter 5 of the Triassic and Jurassic Periods |
