Gondwana Six
Author: Garry D. McKenzie
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 0875900674
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Permian-Triassic Pangean Basins and Foldbelts Along the Panthalassan Margin of Gondwanaland
Author: J. J. Veevers
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 1994-01-01
Total Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 0813711843
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume summarizes the current state of knowledge of each of the main sectors of the basin. After reconstructing Permian-Triassic Gondwanaland, authors from South America, South Africa, Antarctica, and Australia illustrate the relevant geology of each sector in maps and time-space diagrams under
Terrane Processes at the Margins of Gondwana
Author: Alan Vaughan
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 462
ISBN-13: 9781862391796
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Australide orogen, the southern hemisphere Neoproterozoic to Mesozoic terrane accretionary orogen that forms the palaeo-Pacific margin of Gondwana, is one of the largest and longest-lived orogens on Earth. This book brings together a series of reviews and multidisciplinary research papers that comprehensively cover the Australides from the Tasman orogen of eastern Australia to the Neoproterozoic and Palaeozoic orogens of South America, taking in New Zealand and Antarctica along the way. It deals with the evolution of the southern Gondwana margin, as it grew during a series of terrane accretion episodes from the late Proterozoic through to final fragmentation in mid-Cretaceous times. Global perspectives are given by comparison with the Palaeozoic northern Gondwana margin and documentation of world-wide terrane accretion episodes in the Late Triassic-Early Jurassic and mid-Cretaceous. The Tasmanides of eastern Australia, and the terrane histories of New Zealand and southern South America are given comprehensive up-to-date reviews.
Antarctic Paleobiology
Author: Thomas N. Taylor
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 1461232384
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAntarctic Paleobiology discusses the current status of paleobiology, principally paleobotany and palynology in Antarctica, and the interrelationship of Antarctic floras to those of other Gondwana continents. It provides a broad coverage of the major groups of plants on the one hand, while on the other seeking to evaluate the vegetational history and the physical and biological parameters that influence the distribution of floras through time and space. The biologic activity is discussed within a framework of the geologic history, including the tectonic and paleogeographic history of the region. Finally, the reader will find a comprehensive bibliography of Gondwana paleobotany and palynology.
A History of Atmospheric CO2 and Its Effects on Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems
Author: James R. Ehleringer
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2005-01-27
Total Pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9780387220697
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTrees, CO2 concentration, climate change, herbivores, temperature.
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
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Published: 1958-02
Total Pages: 164
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAntarctic Earth Science
Author: R. L. Oliver
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 722
ISBN-13: 0521258367
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe fourth international symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences took place in Adelaide, South Australia during the week 16-20 August 1982. This volume contains a record of the centenary activities celebrating Sir Douglas Mawson and the one hundred and seventy-four papers that were presented by delegates for discussion over the five days. Sir Douglas Mawson was part of the first team to reach the magnetic South Pole, a leading geologist and scientific figure during the heroic age of of antarctic exploration. The papers presented during the symposium were divided into fifteen categories covering east and west Antarctica, marine, land and glacial geology, plate tectonics, islands, peninsulas, climatic change and Precambrian and Cenozoic era activity. The two hundred persons from sixteen countries who attended the symposium brought together a wide range of the most current expertise and research to share, of which this volume provides a record.
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
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Published: 1958-02
Total Pages: 144
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKPermian-Triassic Evolution of Tethys and Western Circum-Pacific
Author: Yin Yin Hongfu
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2000-05-10
Total Pages: 413
ISBN-13: 0080538657
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPermian and Triassic are the interval known for the integration and separation of Pangea, the closure of the Palaeotethys and the opening of Mesotethys. They were associated with a series of worldwide events including the Late Palaeozoic glaciation and succeeding extensive evaporatic and reef formations, the end-Palaeozoic regression, strong orogenies and widespread volcanism and magmatism, and finally, the Permo-Triassic biotic macro-extinction. These events resulted in the formation of enormous reserves of coal, petroleum, evaporites, phosphorites and metal resources. The Permian and Triassic thus constitutes a time interval particularly important both for understanding the Earth's history and for exploration of mineral resources.The book aims to reconstruct the Permian-Triassic history of Pangea, Palaeo-Tethys and Palaeo-Pacific through stratigraphic, palaeogeographic and other interdisciplinary approaches. It consists of two parts. Part 1 deals with regional stratigraphy of Tethyan and western Circum-Pacific countries which is the basis for interregional correlation, and palaeogeography. Part 2 deals with the biotic evolution at the Permian-Triassic transition, focusing on the major invertebrate groups: foraminifers, radiolarians, brachiopods, ammonoids and conodonts.
Early Evolutionary History of the Synapsida
Author: Christian F. Kammerer
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-09-20
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9400768419
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNon-mammalian synapsids were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates from the Late Carboniferous to the Middle Triassic and play a key role in understanding the origin and evolution of mammals. Despite these facts and the outstanding fossil record of the group, early synapsids remain obscure. This book showcases the full breadth of contemporary research on non-mammalian synapsids, ranging from taxonomy and phylogenetics to functional morphology, biogeography, paleoecology, and patterns of diversity. It also underscores the importance and potential of studying non-mammalian synapsid paleobiology in its own right, not just in the context of mammalian evolution.
