Author: S.G. Lucas
Publisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 1786205424
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1012
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The print edition is published as 2 hardback volumes, parts A and B, and sold as a set. The Carboniferous was the time of the assembly of Pangaea by the collision of the Gondwanan and Larussian supercontinents, and the principal interval of the late Paleozoic ice ages. These tectonic and climatic events caused dramatic sea-level fluctuations and climate changes and produced a Carboniferous world that was diverse topographically and climatologically, perhaps only rivalled in that diversity by the late Cenozoic world. Furthermore, the Carboniferous was a time of the accumulation of vast coal deposits of great economic and societal significance. The temporal ordering of geological and biotic events during Carboniferous time thus is critical to the interpretation of some unique and pivotal events in Earth history. This temporal ordering is based on the Carboniferous timescale, which has been developed and refined for nearly two centuries. This book reviews the history of the development of the Carboniferous chronostratigraphic scale and includes comprehensive analyses of Carboniferous radioisotopic ages, magnetostratigraphy, isotope-based correlations, cyclostratigraphy and timescale-relevant marine and non-marine biostratigraphy and biochronology.
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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Author: R. T. Becker
Publisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862392229
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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The Devonian was a peculiar period, characterized by simplified plate tectonic configurations, climatic overheating and widely flooded continents. The bloom of fishes and ammonoids, extensive reef complexes, and the conquest of land indicate major biosphere innovations, punctuated by many global events, including two of the biggest mass extinctions. The Devonian was the first system for which subdivisions were formally defined. This was achieved by significant advances in pelagic biostratigraphy. The chronostratigraphic framework and interdisciplinary techniques allow us to correlate intervals or sudden events across facies boundaries, in order to reconstruct the sedimentary and evolutionary history of the system with highest precision. This volume honors the lifetime stratigraphic achievements of Michael Robert House (1930-2002). Based on case studies from Europe, North Africa and North America, it shows how the combination of biostratigraphy, chemostratigraphy, magnetostratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy and event stratigraphy can contribute to a much deeper understanding of both regional and global environmental change.
Author: Patrick R. Racheboeuf
Publisher: U.F.R. Des Sciences de La Terre Universite Claude-Bernard--L
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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Category : Agassiz (B.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 326
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Author: Raymond Cecil Moore
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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Author: Paris Buell Stockdale
Publisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0817320229
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Languages : en
Pages : 295
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Author: Paris B. Stockdale
Publisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813720222
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 295
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Author: J. Mark Erickson
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Category : Corals, Fossil
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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