Plants and the K-T Boundary Paperback / softback
by Douglas J. (Denver Museum of Nature and Science) Nichols, Kirk R. (Denver Museum of Nature and Science) Johnson
Paperback / softback
Description
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.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:292 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:22/09/2011
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- ISBN:9780521305631
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:292 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:22/09/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521305631
