Paleontology of the Upper Eocene Florissant Formation, Colorado
Paleontology of the Upper Eocene Florissant Formation, Colorado

Author: Herbert William Meyer

Publisher: Geological Society of America

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 081372435X

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The Florissant formation's fossil beds and petrified forest are interesting in themselves but also shed light on questions of paleoecology, macroevolution, and taphonomy (the study of the process of fossilization). Meyer (National Park Service. Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado) and Smith (U. of Colorado Museum of Natural History--Paleontology/geological sciences, UC, Boulder) introduce 11 papers examining Florissant fossil flora, fauna, mineralogy and geochemistry through different periods and via a model of the role of microbial mats in its preservation. An integrated database/Web site to further related research is also discussed. The monograph is well-illustrated with geologic maps and images of historical figures in the field and specimens, but is not indexed.

The Oligocene Haynes Creek Flora of Eastern Idaho
The Oligocene Haynes Creek Flora of Eastern Idaho

Author: Daniel I. Axelrod

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1998-07-31

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780520098244

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This flora of 70 species is dominated by deciduous trees, many with descendants in China. Precipitation was 890 mm, mean annual temperature 12.5°C, the annual range 10°C, and freezing rare. Elevation was about 1000 meters. Comparison with the Horse Prairie flora, 30 miles east and across the present continental divide, indicates that the divide was then low and discontinuous, with warmer climate to the east.

Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic History of North American Vegetation
Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic History of North American Vegetation

Author: Alan Graham

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1999-03-25

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 019511342X

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This book is a unique and integrated account of the history of North American vegetation and paleoenvironments over the past 70 million years. It includes discussions of the modern plant communities, causal factors for environmental change, biotic response, and methodologies. The history reveals a North American vegetation that is vast, immensely complex, and dynamic.