The Jurassic of the Circum-Pacific
The Jurassic of the Circum-Pacific

Author: Gerd Ernst Gerold Westermann

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-09-15

Total Pages: 696

ISBN-13: 9780521019927

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In this work, 60 specialists come together to discuss the regional occurrences of Jurassic rocks. Not only is this the first comprehensive synthesis of Jurassic geology and palaeontology, but it is in fact the only one of its kind for any geological system.

History of the Australian Vegetation
History of the Australian Vegetation

Author: Robert S. Hill

Publisher: University of Adelaide Press

Published: 2017-03-01

Total Pages: 445

ISBN-13: 1925261476

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The Australian vegetation is the end result of a remarkable history of climate change, latitudinal change, continental isolation, soil evolution, interaction with an evolving fauna, fire and most recently human impact. This book presents a detailed synopsis of the critical events that led to the evolution of the unique Australian flora and the wide variety of vegetational types contained within it. The first part of the book details the past continental relationships of Australia, its palaeoclimate, fauna and the evolution of its landforms since the rise to dominance of the angiosperms at the beginning of the Cretaceous period. A detailed summary of the palaeobotanical record is then presented. The palynological record gives an overview of the vegetation and the distribution of important taxa within it, while the complementary macrofossil record is used to trace the evolution of critical taxa. This book will interest graduate students and researchers interested in the evolution of the flora of this fascinating continent.

The Encyclopedia of Paleontology
The Encyclopedia of Paleontology

Author: Rhodes W. Fairbridge

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 920

ISBN-13:

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Scholarly work with lengthy entries followed by references for further reading. Many illustrations. Indexed.