Late Cretaceous/Paleogene West Antarctica Terrestrial Biota and Its Intercontinental Affinities (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789400754904)

Introduction.-
West Antarctica (WANT): tectonics and paleogeography.-
-East Antarctica (EANT)/West Antarctica (WANT), gondwanic paleobiogeography.-
Late Cretaceous/Paleogene stratigraphy of the James Ross Basin.-
-Late Cretaceous.-
-Paleogene.-
South America/West Antarctica: Pacific affinities of the Paleogene Weddellian marine/coastal vertebrates.-
-Late Cretaceous/Paleogene marine fossil vertebrates of the James Ross Basin.-
-Weddellian Sphenisciformes: systematics, stratigraphy, biogeography and phylogeny.-
The terrestrial biotic dimension of WANT.-
-West Antarctica paleoflora.-
-Late Cretaceous terrestrial vertebrates of the James Ross Basin.-
-Paleogene terrestrial vertebrates of the James Ross Basin.-
-Paleogene reconstruction of the Cucullaea I (Ypresian) and Submeseta (Priabonian) biotas.-
-Correlation of the Cucullaea I terrestrial fauna with Early Paleogene Patagonian faunas.-
-WANT terrestrial biota and its intercontinental relationships.

Author: Marcelo Reguero, Francisco Goin, Carolina Acosta Hospitaleche
ISBN-10: 9400754906
ISBN-13: 9789400754904
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 12/19/2012
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.50d