The transition from the Paleocene to the Eocene Epoch --
approximately 55 million years ago -- represents a critical moment
in the earth's history, when the warmest climatic episode of the
Cenozoic era occurred. This sudden global warming resulted in major
turnovers among marine and terrestrial organisms. Although this
episode has become one of the most popular areas of research in the
geologic sciences in the past decade, there has not yet been a work
that brings together the profusion of new results in one volume.
This book offers by far the most comprehensive source of data on a
critically important interval of the earth's history.
The editors have brought together the finest scholars working
today on the Paleocene-Eocene transition. Covering mammals,
reptiles, invertebrates, and plants, as well as the spectrum of
marine biotas, the book documents both the well-established and the
lesser-known turnovers, such as those of the calcareous
nannoplankton and terrestrial mollusks. The volume is also notable
for its integration of knowledge culled from a wide variety of
disciplines, geographic settings, fossil groups, and
paleoenvironments.
With 21 contributions and more than 180 illustrations, this book
will be of great value as a reference source for a wide spectrum of
scientists, from marine geologists and oceanographers to
paleontologists, paleoclimatologists, and stratigraphers.
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