Overview

The transition from the Eocene to the Oligocene epochs was the most significant event in earth history since the extinction of dinosaurs. As the first Antarctic ice sheets appeared, major extinctions and faunal turnovers took place on the land and in the sea, eliminating forms adapted to a tropical world and replacing them with the ancestors of most of our modern animal and plant life. Through a detailed study of climatic conditions and of organisms buried in Eocene-Oligocene sediments, this volume shows that the separation of Antarctica from Australia was a critical factor in changing oceanic circulation and ultimately world climate. In this book forty-eight leading scientists examine the full range of Eocene and Oligocene phenomena. Their articles cover nearly every major group of organisms in the ocean and on land and include evidence from paleontology, stable isotopes, sedimentology, seismology, and computer climatic modeling. The volume concludes with an update of the geochronologic framework of the late Paleogene. Originally published in 1992.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Author:   Donald R. Prothero ,  William A. Berggren
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   4592
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.332kg
ISBN:  

9780691604954

ISBN 10:   0691604959
Pages:   584
Publication Date:   14 July 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

"List of ContributorsPrefaceEocene-Oligocene Climatic and Biotic Evolution: An Overview1Pt. IThe Chronological Framework1Toward a Revised Paleogene Geochronology292Magnetostratigraphy and Geochronology of the Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America463Magnetostratigraphy of the Lower and Middle Members of the Devil's Graveyard Formation (Middle Eocene), Trans-Pecos Texas744Redefinition of the Duchesnean Land Mammal ""Age,"" Late Eocene of Western North America885Mammalian Range Zones in the Chadronian White River Formation at Flagstaff Rim, Wyoming1066Eocene-Oligocene Climatic Change in North America: The White River Formation near Douglas East-Central Wyoming116Pt. IIClimatic Events7Evidence from the Antarctic Continental Margin of Late Paleogene Ice Sheets: A Manifestation of Plate Reorganization and Synchronous Changes in Atmospheric Circulation over the Emerging Southern Ocean?1318Middle Eocene to Oligocene Stable Isotopes Climate, and Deep-Water History: The Terminal Eocene Event?1609Late Eocene and Early Oligocene in Southern Australia: Local Neritic Signals of Global Oceanic Changes17810Paleogene Climatic Evolution: A Climate Model Investigation of the Influence of Continental Elevation and Sea-Surface Temperature upon Continental Climate202Pt. IIIThe Marine Record11Eocene-Oligocene Faunal Turnover in Planktic Foraminifera, and Antarctic Glaciation21812Middle Eocene-Late Oligocene Bathyal Benthic Foraminifera (Weddell Sea): Faunal Changes and Implications for Ocean Circulation24513Late Paleogene Calcareous Nannoplankton Evolution: A Tale of Climatic Deterioration27214Middle Eocene through Early Miocene Diatom Floral Turnover31015Late Paleogene Dinoflagellate Cysts with Special Reference to the Eocene/Oligocene Boundary32716The Patterns and Causes of Molluscan Extinction across the Eocene/Oligocene Boundary34117Evolution of Paleogene Echinoids: A Global and Regional View34918Cetacean Evolution and Eocene/Oligocene Environments368Pt. IVThe Terrestrial Record19Paleosols and Changes in Climate and Vegetation across the Eocene/Oligocene Boundary38220Low-Biomass Vegetation in the Oligocene?39921Climatic, Floristic, and Vegetational Changes near the Eocene/Oligocene Boundary in North America42122Vegetational and Floristic Changes around the Eocene/Oligocene Boundary in Western and Central Europe43723Western North American Reptile and Amphibian Record across the Eocene/ Oligocene Boundary and Its Climatic Implications45124Mammalian Faunas in North America of Bridgerian to Early Ankareean ""Ages"" (Eocene and Oligocene)46425British Mammalian Paleocommunities across the Eocene-Oligocene Transition and Their Environmental Implications49426The Evolution of Mammalian Faunas in Europe during the Eocene and Oligocene51627The Chinese Oligocene: A Preliminary Review of Mammalian Localities and Local Faunas52928The Eocene-Oligocene Transition in Continental Africa548Index567"

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