Late Paleocene–Early Eocene Biotic and Climatic Events in the Marine and Terrestrial Records

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Marie-Pierre Aubry Spencer Lucas

Late Paleocene–Early Eocene Biotic and Climatic Events in the Marine and Terrestrial Records

Marie-Pierre Aubry, Spencer Lucas, William Berggren

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Columbia University Press
23 December 1998

Geology & the lithosphere; Palaeontology; Dinosaurs & the prehistoric world

The transition from the Paleocene to the Eocene Epoch-approximately 55 million years ago-represents a critical moment in the earth's history, when the warmest climatic episode of the Cenozoic era occurred. This sudden global warming resulted in major turnovers among marine and terrestrial organisms. Although this episode has become one of the most popular areas of research in the geologic sciences in the past decade, there has not yet been a work that brings together the profusion of new results in one volume. This book offers by far the most comprehensive source of data on a critically important interval of the earth's history.

The editors have brought together the finest scholars working today on the Paleocene-Eocene transition. Covering mammals, reptiles, invertebrates, and plants, as well as the spectrum of marine biotas, the book documents both the well-established and the lesser-known turnovers, such as those of the calcareous nannoplankton and terrestrial mollusks. The volume is also notable for its integration of knowledge culled from a wide variety of disciplines, geographic settings, fossil groups, and paleoenvironments.

With 21 contributions and more than 180 illustrations, this book will be of great value as a reference source for a wide spectrum of scientists, from marine geologists and oceanographers to paleontologists, paleoclimatologists, and stratigraphers.

Edited by: Marie-Pierre Aubry, Spencer Lucas, William Berggren
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 1.574kg
ISBN: 9780231102384
ISBN 10: 0231102380
Pages: 508
Publication Date: 23 December 1998
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Marie-Pierre Aubry is associate scientist at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Universite Montpellier II. She is the editor and co-editor of several books. Spencer Lucas is a curator of paleontology and geology at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and an adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico and the coeditor of several books. William Alfred Berggren is senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, coeditor of several books, and author of more than 150 papers on Cenozoic geology.

Reviews for Late Paleocene–Early Eocene Biotic and Climatic Events in the Marine and Terrestrial Records

This is a good compilation of data and ideas concerning an important time slice of Earth history. Some notable gems in this volume should make an impact on future thinking about climate-related biotic change. -- Erick A. Bestland GSA Today The editors have produced a well-organized state of the art compendium, which will form the baseline for studies of this problem well into the next millennium. -- E. Delson, CUNY CHOICE