Bulletins Of American Paleontology (Volume 71) Stratigraphy And Paleontology Of The Ewekoro Formation (Paleocene) Of Southwestern Nigeria (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789354308147)

Where layers speak, this volume listens. A map of vanished worlds. S. Adegoke, Oluwafeyisola's contribution to the Bulletins of American Paleontology (Volume 71) brings together detailed stratigraphic description and attentive paleontological observation to illuminate the Ewekoro Formation of southwestern Nigeria. As a rigorous paleontology reference book and practical stratigraphic analysis guide, it uses disciplined sedimentary rock analysis to record environments and register Paleocene fossils in Nigeria with clarity. Part of a scientific monograph collection and the wider historical geology series, the study offers both readable field narrative and the measured data that make it an enduring academic research resource. Geology students and early-career researchers will value the systematic presentation and the practical fossil identification manual elements; museum curators and informed naturalists will appreciate the contextual maps of ancient environments. Methodical in tone, the volume lays out stratigraphic sections, faunal records and sediment descriptions with careful judgement, so that specialists can compare sites and casual readers can follow the arc of discovery. It also situates the Ewekoro Formation within broader West African frames of reference, providing comparative material useful to those working on Paleocene stratigraphy across Africa, and to anyone tracing regional correlation through time. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Historically, the work stands as an important record of field practice and regional study in Paleocene stratigraphy Africa, representing scholarly labour that informs present research. Casual readers intrigued by fossil stories will find vivid, readable passages; classic-literature collectors and libraries will prize the volume as a cultural artefact from a specialised scientific monograph collection. Useful as a geology students textbook reference as well as a reference for comparative stratigraphic study, it bridges archival detail and long-form scientific argument. Well suited to academic shelves and to the hands of curious amateurs, the volume retains surprising narrative energy amid its technical precision.

Author: Oluwafeyisola S. Adegoke
ISBN-10: 9354308147
ISBN-13: 9789354308147
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Language: English
Published: 12/15/2020
Pages: 438
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.97d