Late Paleocene-early Eocene Climatic and Biotic Events in the Marine and Terrestrial Records

Late Paleocene-early Eocene Climatic and Biotic Events in the Marine and Terrestrial Records
Author: Marie-Pierre Aubry
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 542
Release: 1998
Genre: Paleoclimatology
ISBN: 0231102380

This book is a comprehensive collection of the best scholarship available on the transition between the Paleocene and Eocene epochs--when the earth experienced the warmest climatic episode of the Cenozoic era. These 21 contributions detail the major turnover among marine and terrestrial organisms that resulted from sudden global warming.

Paleobiology

Paleobiology
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Publisher:
Total Pages: 472
Release: 1988
Genre: Electronic journals
ISBN:

Publishes original articles that emphasize biological or paleobiological processes and patterns including: speciation, extinction, development of individuals and colonies, natural selection, evolution, and patterns of variation, abundance and distribution of organisms in space and time. Papers concerning recent organisms and systems are also included if they aid in understanding the fossil record and the history of life.