Plants And The K-t Boundary (cambridge Paleobiology Series)
by Kirk R. Johnson /
2008 / English / PDF
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In this text, two of the world's leading experts in palynology and
paleobotany provide a comprehensive account of the fate of land
plants during the 'great extinction' about 65 million years ago.
They describe how the time boundary between the Cretaceous and
Paleogene Periods (the K-T boundary) is recognised in the
geological record, and how fossil plants can be used to understand
global events of that time. There are case studies from over 100
localities around the world, including North America, China, Russia
and New Zealand. The book concludes with an evaluation of possible
causes of the K-T boundary event and its effects on floras of the
past and present. This book is written for researchers and students
in paleontology, botany, geology and Earth history, and everyone
who has been following the course of the extinction debate and the
K-T boundary paradigm shift.
In this text, two of the world's leading experts in palynology and
paleobotany provide a comprehensive account of the fate of land
plants during the 'great extinction' about 65 million years ago.
They describe how the time boundary between the Cretaceous and
Paleogene Periods (the K-T boundary) is recognised in the
geological record, and how fossil plants can be used to understand
global events of that time. There are case studies from over 100
localities around the world, including North America, China, Russia
and New Zealand. The book concludes with an evaluation of possible
causes of the K-T boundary event and its effects on floras of the
past and present. This book is written for researchers and students
in paleontology, botany, geology and Earth history, and everyone
who has been following the course of the extinction debate and the
K-T boundary paradigm shift.
