The transition from the Eocene to the Oligocene epochs was the most
significant event in earth history since the extinction of
dinosaurs. As the first Antarctic ice sheets appeared, major
extinctions and faunal turnovers took place on the land and in the
sea, eliminating forms adapted to a tropical world and replacing
them with the ancestors of most of our modern animal and plant
life. Through a detailed study of climatic conditions and of
organisms buried in Eocene-Oligocene sediments, this volume shows
that the separation of Antarctica from Australia was a critical
factor in changing oceanic circulation and ultimately world
climate. In this book forty-eight leading scientists examine the
full range of Eocene and Oligocene phenomena. Their articles cover
nearly every major group of organisms in the ocean and on land and
include evidence from paleontology, stable isotopes, sedimentology,
seismology, and computer climatic modeling. The volume concludes
with an update of the geochronologic framework of the late
Paleogene. Originally published in 1992. The Princeton Legacy
Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make
available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished
backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the
original texts of these important books while presenting them in
durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton
Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly
heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton
University Press since its founding in 1905.
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