The Concise Geologic Time Scale

Reviews of A Geological Time Scale 2004 by Gradstein, Ogg and Smith (winner of the Mary B. Ansari Best Reference Work Award from the Geoscience Information Society): 'The publication of A Geologic Time Scale 2004, written by an international team of 40 scientists, is a milestone in our understanding of that past, and sets the standard in stratigraphy.' New Scientist 'One cannot help being struck by the amount of information in this volume ... a triumph of scholarship, that will serve the profession and the public well.' Episodes 'The book is an inspiring leader in practical stratigraphy, its philosophical roots, and its prime product: The Geologic Time Scale. It is a very important publication for graduate scholars, scientists, and sedimentologists, hydrogeologists, and petroleum geologists.' Environmental Geology 'The editors have succeeded admirably in compiling a work that is dense with information but is both beautiful in layout and extremely readable ... The book is a masterpiece of presentation ... an amazing work that provides a new standard for both geochronology, and for committee-driven scientific project reports.' The Leading Edge 'This is a volume that should be in all good geological libraries.' Geological Magazine