Plants and the K-T Boundary
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Plants and the K-T Boundary


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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.

Table of Contents:
Preface; Part I. Background: 1. Introduction; 2. Resolution of the K–T boundary; 3. Using fossil plants to study the K–T boundary; 4. Brief history of K–T boundary paleobotany and palynology; 5. Overview of latest Cretaceous and early Paleocene vegetation; Part II. Regional Case Studies: 6. Williston Basin - the most complete K–T sections known; 7. Other North American records; 8. Eurasia; 9. Remnants of Gondwana; Part III. Interpretations: 10. Assessment of the K–T boundary event; 11. Evaluation of scenarios for the K–T event; 12. Floral effects of the K–T boundary event; References; Index.

About the Author :
Douglas J. Nichols is a Research Associate with the Department of Earth Sciences at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and a Scientist Emeritus with the United States Geological Survey (USGS). He received his Ph.D. in geology from The Pennsylvania State University before pursuing a career that has included university teaching, the oil industry, and 30 years of research with the USGS. Dr Nichols is a palynologist, with research interests in the fossil pollen and spores of Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene rocks, with emphasis on biostratigraphy, paleoecology, evolution, and extinction events. In 2005 he received the Meritorious Service Award from the U.S. Department of the Interior for his research on the biostratigraphy of nonmarine rocks and the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-T) boundary in western North America. Dr Nichols is the author or coauthor of more than 140 scientific papers and has served as an editor of the journals Palynology and Cretaceous Research. Kirk R. Johnson is Vice President of Research & Collections and Chief Curator at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS). He joined the DMNS in 1991 after earning his doctorate in geology and paleobotany at Yale University. Dr Johnson's research focuses on Late Cretaceous and early Paleogene fossil plants and landscapes of the Rocky Mountain region and is best known for his research on fossil plants, which is widely accepted as some of the most convincing support for the theory that an asteroid impact caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. He has published many popular and scientific articles on topics ranging from fossil plants and modern rainforests to the ecology of whales and walruses, and co-authored the book Prehistoric Journey: A History of Life on Earth.

Review :
Review of the hardback: '…a superb discussion on what the plant record tells us about the causes of the mass extinction across the boundary.' Bulletin of the British Ecological Society Review of the hardback: '… a sound, clearly written and well-documented book … The authors, a palynologist and paleobotanist, have done a great service to the scientific community in bringing together the many lines of evidence … to provide a clear and detailed picture of the nature of the plant life at the close of the Cretaceous and the beginning of the Paleogene. … We recommend this book to all who take an interest in the geologic history of our Earth.' Newsletter of the AASP (The Palynological Society) Review of the hardback: '… this book is an important contribution to the literature of both palaeobotany and palynology and is of interest to any plant scientist concerned with the capacity of the terrestrial flora to respond to major environmental change.' Annals of Botany


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780521835756
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press
  • Height: 255 mm
  • No of Pages: 292
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 180 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0521835755
  • Publisher Date: 15 May 2008
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 730 gr


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