Global Events And Event Stratigraphy In The Phanerozoic

Author : Otto H. Walliser
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642796340

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Global Events and Event Stratigraphy in the Phanerozoic by Otto H. Walliser Pdf

The existence of rapid and even catastrophic turnovers within the Phanerozoic ecosystems has been discussed controversially for more than 170 years. Since 1980 this discussion has become even more intensive after the hypothesis of Alvarez, explaining the end-Cretaceous mass extinction as the result of a huge asteroid impact on the Earth. This theory stimulated several thousand papers and is still controversial. The international research programme on "Global Biological Events in Earth History" attempts to bring the discussion back to the facts by using multidisciplinary investigations of the major Phanerozoic events. The results of an international group of experts are presented giving a wealth of information and a thorough discussion of the causes of the various global events.

Author : Christian Koeberl,Kenneth G. MacLeod
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813723566

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Catastrophic Events and Mass Extinctions by Christian Koeberl,Kenneth G. MacLeod Pdf

Author : R. T. Becker,W. T. Kirchgasser
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Science
ISBN : 1862392226

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Devonian Events and Correlations by R. T. Becker,W. T. Kirchgasser Pdf

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 : Jeff Over,Jared Morrow,P. Wignall
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080457840

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Understanding Late Devonian and Permian-Triassic Biotic and Climatic Events by Jeff Over,Jared Morrow,P. Wignall Pdf

The Late Devonian and Permian-Triassic intervals are among the most dynamic episodes of Earth history, marked by large secular changes in continental ecosystems, dramatic fluctuations in ocean oxygenation, major phases of biotic turnover, volcanism, bolide impact events, and rapid fluctuations in stable isotope systems and sea level. This volume highlights contributions from a broad range of geological sub-disciplines currently striving to understand these critical intervals of geologically rapid, global-scale changes. * Provides updated, current models for the mid-Late Devonian and Permian-Triassic mass extinction episodes * Highlights several new analytical approaches for developing quantitative datasets * Takes an integrated approach presenting datasets from a broad range of sub-disciplines

Author : Sandeep Narayan Kundu,Muhammad Nawaz
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429771965

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Sustainable Energy and Environment by Sandeep Narayan Kundu,Muhammad Nawaz Pdf

Here is a comprehensive introductory discussion of Earth, energy, and the environment in an integrated manner that will lead to an appreciation of our complex planet. The book looks at Earth from the perspective of a livable planet and elaborates on the surface and subsurface processes and the various energy cycles where energy is transformed and stored in the planet’s various spheres. The chapters discuss the interactions between the different parts of Earth—how energy is exchanged between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere, and how they impact the environment in which we live.

Author : Ashraf M.T. Elewa
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540759164

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Mass Extinction by Ashraf M.T. Elewa Pdf

The present book combines three main aspects: five major mass extinctions; contributions on some other minor extinctions; and more importantly contributions on the current mass extinction. All three aspects are introduced through interesting studies of mass extinctions in diverse organisms ranging from small invertebrates to mammals and take account of the most accepted subjects discussing mass extinctions in insects, mammals, fishes, ostracods and molluscs.

Author : Carlton Elliot Brett,Gordon C. Baird
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0231082509

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Paleontological Events by Carlton Elliot Brett,Gordon C. Baird Pdf

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.

Author : William Miller, III
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080475353

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Trace Fossils by William Miller, III Pdf

This book serves as an up-to-date introduction, as well as overview to modern trace fossil research and covers nearly all of the essential aspects of modern ichnology. Divided into three section, Trace Fossils covers the historical background and concepts of ichnology, on-going research problems, and indications about the possible future growth of the discipline and potential connections to other fields. This work is intended for a broad audience of geological and biological scientists. Workers new to the field could get a sense of the main concepts of ichnology and a clear idea of how trace fossil research is conducted. Scientists in related disciplines could find potential uses for trace fossils in their fields. And, established workers could use the book to check on the progress of their particular brand of ichnology. By design, there is something here for novice and veteran, insider and outsider, and for the biologically-oriented workers and for the sedimentary geologists. * Presents a review of the state of ichnology at the beginning of the 21st Century * Summarizes the basic concepts and methods of modern trace fossil research * Discusses crucial background information about the history of trace fossil research, the main concepts of ichnology, examples of current problems and future directions, and the potential connections to other disciplines within both biology and geology

Author : Michael R. Rampino
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780231544870

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Cataclysms by Michael R. Rampino Pdf

In 1980, the science world was stunned when a maverick team of researchers proposed that a massive meteor strike had wiped the dinosaurs and other fauna from the Earth 66 million years ago. Scientists found evidence for this theory in a “crater of doom” on the Yucatán Peninsula, showing that our planet had once been a target in a galactic shooting gallery. In Cataclysms, Michael R. Rampino builds on the latest findings from leading geoscientists to take “neocatastrophism” a step further, toward a richer understanding of the science behind major planetary upheavals and extinction events. Rampino recounts his conversion to the impact hypothesis, describing his visits to meteor-strike sites and his review of the existing geological record. The new geology he outlines explicitly rejects nineteenth-century “uniformitarianism,” which casts planetary change as gradual and driven by processes we can see at work today. Rampino offers a cosmic context for Earth’s geologic evolution, in which cataclysms from above in the form of comet and asteroid impacts and from below in the form of huge outpourings of lava in flood-basalt eruptions have led to severe and even catastrophic changes to the Earth’s surface. This new geology sees Earth’s position in our solar system and galaxy as the keys to understanding our planet’s geology and history of life. Rampino concludes with a controversial consideration of dark matter’s potential as a triggering mechanism, exploring its role in heating Earth’s core and spurring massive volcanism throughout geologic time.

Author : R. T. Becker, 1st,C. E. Brett,P. Königshof, 2nd
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781862397347

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Devonian Climate, Sea Level and Evolutionary Events by R. T. Becker, 1st,C. E. Brett,P. Königshof, 2nd Pdf

The geological and palaeontological records of climate change and evolutionary events reflect Earth’s widely fluctuating climate systems. Past climates hold the clues to understanding future developments. In this context, research on linked climate, biodiversity and sea-level fluctuations of the Devonian contributes to the general knowledge of deep-time climate dynamics. A fruitful co-operation between the International Geoscience Programme IGCP 596 and the International Subcommission on Devonian Stratigraphy (SDS) addressed the complex succession of climate-linked Devonian global events of varying magnitude. The primary goal of IGCP 596 was to assess mid-Palaeozoic climate changes and their impact on marine and terrestrial biodiversity using an interdisciplinary approach. The focus of SDS includes a revision of the eustatic sea-level curve and the integration of refined chrono- and biostratigraphy with modern chemo-, magneto-, cyclo-, event- and sequence stratigraphy. This enabled the much improved dating and correlation of abiotic perturbations, evolutionary changes, organism and ecosystem ranges. Results by 37 authors are presented in 14 chapters, which cover the entire Devonian.

Author : Eduardo A.M. Koutsoukos
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 140206683X

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Applied Stratigraphy by Eduardo A.M. Koutsoukos Pdf

Stratigraphy has come to be indispensable to nearly all branches of the earth sciences, assisting such endeavors as charting the course of evolution, understanding ancient ecosystems, and furnishing data pivotal to finding strategic mineral resources. This book focuses on traditional and innovative stratigraphy techniques and how these can be used to reconstruct the geological history of sedimentary basins and in solving manifold geological problems and phenomena.

Author : B. D. Webby
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780231126786

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The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event by B. D. Webby Pdf

Two of the greatest evolutionary events in the history of life on Earth occurred during Early Paleozoic time. The first was the Cambrian explosion of skeletonized marine animals about 540 million years ago. The second was the "Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event," which is the focus of this book. This is the first book devoted specifically to establishing the global patterns of differentiation of Ordovician biotas through time and space. It provides extensive genus- and species-level diversity data for the many Ordovician fossil groups and presents an evaluation of how each group diversified, with assessments of patterns of change, and rates of origination and extinction.

Author : M. B. Hart
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Science
ISBN : 1897799454

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Biotic Recovery from Mass Extinction Events by M. B. Hart Pdf

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Author : Stephen J. Culver,Peter F. Rawson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006-12-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139426732

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Biotic Response to Global Change by Stephen J. Culver,Peter F. Rawson Pdf

Concern about the effects of global change on our planet's future has driven much research into the last few thousand years of earth history. In contrast, this volume takes a much longer viewpoint to provide a historical perspective to recent and future global change. Over 40 international specialists investigate the reaction of life to global environmental changes, from Cretaceous times to the turn of the century. During this time earth's climate has changed from a very warm, 'greenhouse' phase with no significant ice sheets to today's 'ice-house' world. A wide spectrum of animal, plant and protistan life is discussed, encompassing terrestrial, shallow-marine and deep-marine realms. Each chapter considers a particular taxonomic group, looking first at the general picture and then focusing on more specialized aspects such as extinctions, diversity and biogeography. This volume will form an invaluable reference for researchers and graduate students in paleontology, geology, biology, oceanography and climatology.

Author : John A. Talent
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1104 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048134281

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Earth and Life by John A. Talent Pdf

This volume focuses on the broad pattern of increasing biodiversity through time, and recurrent events of minor and major ecosphere reorganization. Intense scrutiny is devoted to the pattern of physical (including isotopic), sedimentary and biotic circumstances through the time intervals during which life crises occurred. These events affected terrestrial, lacustrine and estuarine ecosystems, locally and globally, but have affected continental shelf ecosystems and even deep ocean ecosystems. The pattern of these events is the backdrop against which modelling the pattern of future environmental change needs to be evaluated.