Palaeozoic Reefs and Bioaccumulations

Palaeozoic Reefs and Bioaccumulations
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Publisher : Geological Society of London
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 1862392218
ISBN-13 : 9781862392212
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis Palaeozoic Reefs and Bioaccumulations by : J. Javier Álvaro

The geological record contains a fascinating diversity of reefs and shell accumulations. As with many other biosedimentary structures, their facies characterization requires careful observation at outcrop and sample scale, and in thin-section to provide information about the global geometries, fabrics and textures respectively. This collection of papers encompasses the breadth of sedimentary geometries and facies displayed by Palaeozoic reefs, shell accumulations, and transitional composite deposits. The definition of reefs and shell concentrations has given rise to variations in nomenclature. The papers in this volume cover specific problems regarding the nomenclature and facies characterization of reefs, shell accumulations and transitional composite deposits. However, rather than attempt a complete revision of terms, the authors have touched on some of the important issues at this stage of development in the field: the main climatic, environmental and evolutionary factors that controlled the Palaeozoic development of shell accumulations and reefs.

GFF

GFF
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 568
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ISBN-10 : UIUC:30112026651379
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

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Förhandlingar

Förhandlingar
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 890
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ISBN-10 : CORNELL:31924056628187
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Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Förhandlingar by : Geologiska föreningen (Sweden)

Palaeoecology

Palaeoecology
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Publisher : CRC Press
Total Pages : 432
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ISBN-10 : 0412434504
ISBN-13 : 9780412434501
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Palaeoecology by : Dr P J Brenchley

The first palaeoecology book to focus on evolutionary palaeoecology, in both marine and terrestrial environments. Discusses reconstruction of the past ecological world at population, community and biogeographic levels. A well-illustrated and substantial volume giving accessible coverage of the full range of subjects within palaeoecology. Reviews and summarises all the major mass extinctions.

Early Palaeozoic Biogeography and Palaeogeography

Early Palaeozoic Biogeography and Palaeogeography
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Publisher : Geological Society of London
Total Pages : 485
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ISBN-10 : 9781862393738
ISBN-13 : 1862393737
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Early Palaeozoic Biogeography and Palaeogeography by : D.A.T. Harper

The Early Palaeozoic was a critical interval in the evolution of marine life on our planet. Through a window of some 120 million years, the Cambrian Explosion, Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event, End Ordovician Extinction and the subsequent Silurian Recovery established a steep trajectory of increasing marine biodiversity that started in the Late Proterozoic and continued into the Devonian. Biogeography is a key property of virtually all organisms; their distributional ranges, mapped out on a mosaic of changing palaeogeography, have played important roles in modulating the diversity and evolution of marine life. This Memoir first introduces the content, some of the concepts involved in describing and interpreting palaeobiogeography, and the changing Early Palaeozoic geography is illustrated through a series of time slices. The subsequent 26 chapters, compiled by some 130 authors from over 20 countries, describe and analyse distributional and in many cases diversity data for all the major biotic groups plotted on current palaeogeographic maps. Nearly a quarter of a century after the publication of the ‘Green Book’ (Geological Society, London, Memoir12, edited by McKerrow and Scotese), improved stratigraphic and taxonomic data together with more accurate, digitized palaeogeographic maps, have confirmed the central role of palaeobiogeography in understanding the evolution of Early Palaeozoic ecosystems and their biotas.

Taphonomy

Taphonomy
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 603
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ISBN-10 : 9789048186433
ISBN-13 : 9048186439
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis Taphonomy by : Peter A. Allison

Taphonomic bias is a pervasive feature of the fossil record. A pressing concern, however, is the extent to which taphonomic processes have varied through the ages. It is one thing to work with a biased data set and quite another to work with a bias that has changed with time. This book includes work from both new and established researchers who are using laboratory, field and data-base techniques to characterise and quantify the temporal and spatial variation in taphonomic bias. It may not provide all the answers but it will at least shed light on the right questions.

Paleontological Events

Paleontological Events
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 636
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ISBN-10 : 0231082509
ISBN-13 : 9780231082501
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis Paleontological Events by : Carlton Elliot Brett

A recent renaissance in the field of "event" stratigraphy has promoted a much more thorough examination of the geologic record of particular fossil-bearing strata. This reference work compiles the findings of leading researchers on fossil beds, epiboles and global bioevents, mapping out a definitive temporal and regional classification of event horizons. Based primarily on research with Lower and Middle Paleozoic rocks of eastern North America, 'this volume significantly links these events to relatively short-term phenomena, including storms and climate-forcing cycles. An invaluable resource for specialists and students in the fields of paleontology, paleoecology, stratigraphy, and sedimentology, Paleontological Events helps to clarify the biological and taphonomic significance of these horizons.