Ebook: Antarctic Paleobiology: Its Role in the Reconstruction of Gondwana

Antarctic Paleobiology discusses the current status of paleobiology, principally paleobotany and palynology in Antarctica, and the interrelationship of Antarctic floras to those of other Gondwana continents. It provides a broad coverage of the major groups of plants on the one hand, while on the other seeking to evaluate the vegetational history and the physical and biological parameters that influence the distribution of floras through time and space. The biologic activity is discussed within a framework of the geologic history, including the tectonic and paleogeographic history of the region. Finally, the reader will find a comprehensive bibliography of Gondwana paleobotany and palynology.

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Antarctic Paleobiology discusses the current status of paleobiology, principally paleobotany and palynology in Antarctica, and the interrelationship of Antarctic floras to those of other Gondwana continents. It provides a broad coverage of the major groups of plants on the one hand, while on the other seeking to evaluate the vegetational history and the physical and biological parameters that influence the distribution of floras through time and space. The biologic activity is discussed within a framework of the geologic history, including the tectonic and paleogeographic history of the region. Finally, the reader will find a comprehensive bibliography of Gondwana paleobotany and palynology.

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Antarctic Paleobiology discusses the current status of paleobiology, principally paleobotany and palynology in Antarctica, and the interrelationship of Antarctic floras to those of other Gondwana continents. It provides a broad coverage of the major groups of plants on the one hand, while on the other seeking to evaluate the vegetational history and the physical and biological parameters that influence the distribution of floras through time and space. The biologic activity is discussed within a framework of the geologic history, including the tectonic and paleogeographic history of the region. Finally, the reader will find a comprehensive bibliography of Gondwana paleobotany and palynology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Depositional Setting of Late Carboniferous to Triassic Biota in the Transantarctic Basin....Pages 1-14
Gondwanan Paleogeography and Paleoclimatology....Pages 15-26
Reconstructing High-Latitude Cretaceous Vegetation and Climate: Arctic and Antarctic Compared....Pages 27-36
The South Polar Forest Ecosystem....Pages 37-41
Triassic Terrestrial Vertebrate Faunas of Antarctica....Pages 42-50
Proterozoic and Paleozoic Palynology of Antarctica: A Review....Pages 51-70
Cretaceous and Tertiary Vegetation of Antarctica: A Palynological Perspective....Pages 71-88
Silurian—Devonian Paleobotany: Problems, Progress, and Potential....Pages 89-101
Plant Distribution in Gondwana During the Late Paleozoic....Pages 102-117
Gondwana Floras of India and Antarctica—A Survey and Appraisal....Pages 118-148
Structurally Preserved Permian and Triassic Floras from Antarctica....Pages 149-163
Permineralized Glossopteris and Dicroidium from Antarctica....Pages 164-172
Comments on the Role of Cycadophytes in Antarctic Fossil Floras....Pages 173-178
Antarctic and Gondwana Conifers....Pages 179-191
Cretaceous Paleobotany and Its Bearing on the Biogeography of Austral Angiosperms....Pages 192-219
Back Matter....Pages 221-261

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Antarctic Paleobiology discusses the current status of paleobiology, principally paleobotany and palynology in Antarctica, and the interrelationship of Antarctic floras to those of other Gondwana continents. It provides a broad coverage of the major groups of plants on the one hand, while on the other seeking to evaluate the vegetational history and the physical and biological parameters that influence the distribution of floras through time and space. The biologic activity is discussed within a framework of the geologic history, including the tectonic and paleogeographic history of the region. Finally, the reader will find a comprehensive bibliography of Gondwana paleobotany and palynology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Depositional Setting of Late Carboniferous to Triassic Biota in the Transantarctic Basin....Pages 1-14
Gondwanan Paleogeography and Paleoclimatology....Pages 15-26
Reconstructing High-Latitude Cretaceous Vegetation and Climate: Arctic and Antarctic Compared....Pages 27-36
The South Polar Forest Ecosystem....Pages 37-41
Triassic Terrestrial Vertebrate Faunas of Antarctica....Pages 42-50
Proterozoic and Paleozoic Palynology of Antarctica: A Review....Pages 51-70
Cretaceous and Tertiary Vegetation of Antarctica: A Palynological Perspective....Pages 71-88
Silurian—Devonian Paleobotany: Problems, Progress, and Potential....Pages 89-101
Plant Distribution in Gondwana During the Late Paleozoic....Pages 102-117
Gondwana Floras of India and Antarctica—A Survey and Appraisal....Pages 118-148
Structurally Preserved Permian and Triassic Floras from Antarctica....Pages 149-163
Permineralized Glossopteris and Dicroidium from Antarctica....Pages 164-172
Comments on the Role of Cycadophytes in Antarctic Fossil Floras....Pages 173-178
Antarctic and Gondwana Conifers....Pages 179-191
Cretaceous Paleobotany and Its Bearing on the Biogeography of Austral Angiosperms....Pages 192-219
Back Matter....Pages 221-261
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