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1. Biological inclusions in amber from the Paleogene Chickaloon Formation of Alaska

Author

Grimaldi, David A., Sunderlin, David, Aaroe, Georgene A., Dempsky, Michelle R., Parker, Nancy E., Tillery, George Q., White, Jaclyn G., Barden, Phillip M., Nascimbene, Paul C., Williams, Christopher J. (Christopher James), 1970, American Museum of Natural History Library, Grimaldi, David A., Sunderlin, David, Aaroe, Georgene A., Dempsky, Michelle R., Parker, Nancy E., Tillery, George Q., White, Jaclyn G., Barden, Phillip M., Nascimbene, Paul C., and Williams, Christopher J. (Christopher James), 1970

Subjects
Alaska, Amber fossils, Cenozoic, Chickaloon Formation, Chickaloon Formation (Alaska), Paleobiogeography, Paleoentomology, Paleogene, Paleontology, Sutton Region
Published
2018

8. Late Cenozoic land mammals from Grenada, Lesser Antilles island-arc

Author

MacPhee, R. D. E., Singer, Ronald, Diamond, Michael (Michael K.), 1957, American Museum of Natural History Library, MacPhee, R. D. E., Singer, Ronald, and Diamond, Michael (Michael K.), 1957

Subjects
Cenozoic, Grenada, Hydrochaeridae, Fossil, Hydrochaeris gaylordi, Mammals, Fossil, Megalonychidae, Fossil, Paleontology
Published
2000

11. Evolution and Geological Significance of Larger Benthic Foraminifera. Second Edition.

Author

K. BouDagher-Fadel, Marcelle

Subjects
Earth sciences, Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning, Gas industries, Gas technology, Geology & the lithosphere, Petroleum & oil industries, Petroleum technology, Petrology, Rocks, minerals & fossils, Soil & rock mechanics, Soil science, sedimentology, Stratigraphy, The Earth: natural history general, benthic, biostratigraphy, cenozoic, foraminifera, mesozoic, palaeozoic, paleoenvironment, paleogeography
Abstract

Summary: Evolution and Geological Significance of Larger Benthic Foraminifera is a unique, comprehensive reference work on the larger benthic foraminifera. This second edition is substantially revised, including extensive re-analysis of the most recent work on Cenozoic forms. It provides documentation of the biostratigraphic ranges and paleoecological significance of the larger foraminifera, which is essential for understanding many major oil-bearing sedimentary basins. In addition, it offers a palaeogeographic interpretation of the shallow marine late Paleozoic to Cenozoic world. Marcelle K. BouDagher-Fadel collects and significantly adds to the information already published on the larger benthic foraminifera. New research in the Far East, the Middle East, South Africa, Tibet and the Americas has provided fresh insights into the evolution and palaeographic significance of these vital reef-forming forms. With the aid of new and precise biostratigraphic dating, she presents revised phylogenies and ranges of the larger foraminifera. The book is illustrated throughout, with examples of different families and groups at the generic levels. Key species are discussed and their biostratigraphic ranges are depicted in comparative charts, which can be found at

12. Late Cenozoic Climate Change in Monsoon-Arid Asia and Global Changes.

Author

An, Zhisheng, Sun, Youbin, Chang, Hong, Zhang, Peizhen, Liu, Xiaodong, Cai, Yanjun, Jin, Zhangdong, Qiang, Xiaoke, Zhou, Weijian, Li, Li, Shi, Zhengguo, Tan, Liangcheng, Li, Xiaoqiang, Zhang, Xinbao, and Jin, Zhao

Abstract

Based on the geological and biological findings, and climate model simulations, current understanding of the Asian monsoon-arid environment has been synthesized here. This chapter addresses the evolution of the Asian monsoon-arid environment and how it is related to the growth of the Tibetan Plateau (TP), and global environmental change since the Cenozoic. Asian monsoon appearance may begin in the late Eocene. The basic structure of the monsoon-arid environment was established by late Oligocene, and the modern pattern of the monsoon-arid environment developed in the late Pliocene. Conceptual models for Asian monsoon-arid environmental change mechanisms at various time scales are proposed here. The occurrence of great Northern hemisphere glaciation has been discussed. Differentiation of the natural background and anthropogenic signals are examined. Policies and countermeasures for sustainable development on the Loess Plateau and arid areas are proposed for future reference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2014
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13. Mammalian Evolution in Asia Linked to Climate Changes.

Author

Li, Yongxiang, Zhang, Yunxiang, Wu, Xinzhi, Ao, Hong, Li, Li, and An, Zhisheng

Abstract

The environmental significances of climate change as reflected in the evolution of mammalian fauna, including humans ,in China during the Cenozoic are reviewed in this chapter. The mammal distributions and evolution of mammalian zoogeographic provinces in China during the Cenozoic are suggested to be significantly affected by the Asian monsoon development and the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau. The evolutionary history of these mammals is linked to different habitat scenarios in central China related to the development of the Asian monsoon-arid environment system. Some mammals are sensitive to the Asian summer and winter monsoon variations. Early humans are quite adapted to the wide environmental changes in East Asia during the Quaternary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2014
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14. From mine, quarry and well: minerals.

Author

Cotterill, Rodney

Abstract

Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs And works his sovereign will The way in which the world came into being, and the time of this important event, have of course been the subject of frequent speculation down through the ages. The issue reveals an interesting schism between oriental and occidental philosophies. The Hindus, for instance, have long maintained that the Earth has existed for thousands of millions of years. In sharp contrast to this, we have the views of Archbishop Ussher and Dr Lightfoot, who, in the middle of the seventeenth century, made a systematic scrutiny of the Bible. They found that a consistent chronological sequence could be established and were able to announce that creation commenced promptly at 9 am on Sunday, 23 October, in the year 4004 BC. The remarkable fact is that this result continued to be taken seriously until not much more than a hundred years ago. And there are many who still believe it. The various scientific methods that have been brought to bear on the question during the past century have successively increased the estimates of the age of the Earth and its neighbouring planets. One can now state, with reasonable confidence, that the solar system is about 6000 million years old. This makes it between a third and a half the age of the Universe itself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2008
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15. Chapter 32: HEAVY MINERAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE PROVENANCE OF CENOZOIC SEDIMENTS FROM THE FORELAND BASINS OF ASSAM AND BANGLADESH: EROSIONAL HISTORY OF THE EASTERN HIMALAYAS AND THE INDO-BURMAN RANGES.

Author

Uddin, Ashraf, Kumar, Pranav, Sarma, Jogen N., and Akhter, Syed H.

Abstract

The Assam-Bengal Basin system, located near the eastern syntaxis of the Himalayas and the northern end of the Indo-Burman Ranges, has received synorogenic sediments of several kilometres thick from these orogenic belts. These deposits provide valuable information on tectonic events, palaeogeography, and evolution of the sedimentary basin. Studies of heavy minerals document temporal variations in detrital compositions reflecting changes in the hinterland. Heavy mineral weight percentages in the Palaeogene and Neogene samples from the Assam Basin vary from negligible to ∼1.5%, and from <1 to 3.5%, respectively. In the complete Cenozoic succession of Assam opaque minerals dominate. Non-opaque heavy minerals in the Assam Palaeogene are zircon, rutile, tourmaline, biotite, chloritoid, epidote, garnet, hornblende, kyanite, staurolite, zoisite, apatite, pumpellyite, and spinel; whereas in the Neogene formations of Assam, these are garnet, chloritoid, topaz, zircon, tourmaline, apatite, kyanite, zoisite, rutile, pyroxenes, and amphiboles. The assemblages become more diverse in Miocene and younger formations. The relatively low diversity and high chemical stability of assemblages in the Palaeogene sediments indicate a homogenous and localised source and, possibly, the effects of intense post-depositional weathering. By contrast, the Neogene successions in Assam show marked variations in heavy mineral distribution. In the Bengal Basin, Oligocene heavy mineral weight percentages are low (0.2%), and most of the grains are opaque; non-opaque minerals are zircon, tourmaline, and rutile, suggesting intense weathering of the Oligocene sediments. Miocene and younger heavy minerals are much more diverse and include garnet, aluminosilicates, epidote group minerals, pyroxenes, chlorite, hornblende, tremolite-actinolite, micas, prehnite, pumpellyite, and opaques. In contrast to the Assam Basin, provenance-diagnostic minerals from the Cenozoic successions of the Bengal Basin show a distinctive pattern in their distribution, indicating gradual unroofing of the contributing orogenic belts. The presence of blue-green amphiboles in Mio-Pliocene strata from Pakistan, the Assam Basin, the Bengal Basin, and Bengal Fan signal orogen-wide unroofing of arc-type rocks. Modal analysis of framework components and heavy mineral analysis indicate that the sediments in both the Assam and Bengal Basins were derived from discrete sources during the Oligocene. Source areas were the incipient uplifted orogenic belts in the Himalayas for Assam, and the Indian craton for the Bengal Basin. Heavy mineral contents in Miocene and younger successions suggest that both the Bengal and Assam Basins received detritus from orogenic hinterlands, i.e., the Himalayas in the north and the Indo-Burman Ranges to the east. Overall, the Assam Basin appears to represent an earlier and more proximal repository of detritus, shed from the Himalayan convergence, whereas the Bengal Basin was a downstream and somewhat younger depocentre. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2007
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16. Evolution of the aeluroid Carnivora

Author

Hunt, Robert M., Jr., 1941, American Museum of Natural History Library, and Hunt, Robert M., Jr., 1941

Subjects
Aeluroidea, Anatomy, Auditory pathways, Carnivora, Cenozoic, Evolution, Paleontology, Viverridae
Published
1989

19. Mesozoic and Cenozoic stratigraphical micropalaeontology of the Dorset coast and Isle of Wight, southern England : field guide for the XXth. European Micropalaeontological Colloquium /

Author

European Micropalaeontological Colloquium England) 1987, Bown, P. R. (Paul Richard), Lord, A. R. (Alan Richard), 1942, British Micropalaeontological Society, Natural History Museum Library, London, European Micropalaeontological Colloquium England) 1987, Bown, P. R. (Paul Richard), Lord, A. R. (Alan Richard), 1942, and British Micropalaeontological Society

Subjects
Cenozoic, Dorset, England, Isle of Wight, England, Mesozoic, Micropalaeontology
Published
1987

21. Results of the Puritan-American Museum of Natural History Expedition to Western Mexico

Author

Ross, Arnold, Puritan (Schooner), Puritan-American Museum Of Natural History Expedition To Western Mexico 1957, American Museum of Natural History Library, Ross, Arnold, Puritan (Schooner), and Puritan-American Museum Of Natural History Expedition To Western Mexico 1957

Subjects
59.53.5(72.2), Cenozoic, Cirripedia, Cirripedia, Fossil, Classification, Crustacea, Crustacea, Fossil, Mexico, Pacific coast, Paleontology
Published
1962

24. Studies on Cenozoic vertebrates of western North America ...

Author

Carnegie Institution of Washington, Schultz, John R., Howard, Hildegarde 1901-1998, Colbert, Edwin H. 1905-2001, Laudermilk, Jerome Douglass, 1893, Munz, Philip A. (Philip Alexander), 1892-1974, Wilson, Robert W, Smithsonian Libraries, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Schultz, John R., Howard, Hildegarde 1901-1998, Colbert, Edwin H. 1905-2001, Laudermilk, Jerome Douglass, 1893, Munz, Philip A. (Philip Alexander), 1892-1974, and Wilson, Robert W

Subjects
Cenozoic, Paleontology, United States, Vertebrates, Fossil
Published
1938

26. Catalogue of Cainozoic plants in the Department of Geology.

Author

Reid, Eleanor Mary, 1860-1953, Chandler, M. E. J. (Marjorie Elizabeth Jane), Groves, James, British Museum (Natural History). Department of Geology, Natural History Museum Library, London, Reid, Eleanor Mary, 1860-1953, Chandler, M. E. J. (Marjorie Elizabeth Jane), Groves, James, and British Museum (Natural History). Department of Geology

Subjects
Catalogues, Cenozoic, Museum Collections, Palaeobotany
Published
1926

27. Cenozoic mammal horizons of western North America

Author

Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935, Matthew, William Diller, 1871-1930, Geological Survey (U.S.), Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library, Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935, Matthew, William Diller, 1871-1930, and Geological Survey (U.S.)

Subjects
Cenozoic, Mammals, Fossil, North America, Paleontology, Tertiary
Published
1909

30. Die tertiären und quartären Versteinerungen Chiles.

Author

Philippi, Rodolfo Amando, 1808-1904, Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library, and Philippi, Rodolfo Amando, 1808-1904

Subjects
Cenozoic, Chile, Paleontology
Published
1887

31. Corals and bryozoa of the neozoic period in New Zealand / by J.E. Tenison-Woods.

Author

Tenison-Woods, J. E. (Julian Edmund), 1832-1889, Colonial Museum (N.Z.), New Zealand. Geological Survey Dept, Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library, Tenison-Woods, J. E. (Julian Edmund), 1832-1889, Colonial Museum (N.Z.), and New Zealand. Geological Survey Dept

Subjects
Bryozoa, Fossil, Cenozoic, Corals, Fossil, Invertebrates, Fossil, Mesozoic, New Zealand, Paleontology
Published
1880

32. Results of the Puritan-American Museum of Natural History Expedition to Western Mexico

Author

Ross, Arnold, Puritan (Schooner), Puritan-American Museum Of Natural History Expedition To Western Mexico 1957, American Museum of Natural History Library, Ross, Arnold, Puritan (Schooner), and Puritan-American Museum Of Natural History Expedition To Western Mexico 1957

Subjects
59.53.5(72.2), Cenozoic, Cirripedia, Cirripedia, Fossil, Classification, Crustacea, Crustacea, Fossil, Mexico, Pacific coast, Paleontology

33. Biological inclusions in amber from the Paleogene Chickaloon Formation of Alaska

Author

Grimaldi, David A., Sunderlin, David, Aaroe, Georgene A., Dempsky, Michelle R., Parker, Nancy E., Tillery, George Q., White, Jaclyn G., Barden, Phillip M., Nascimbene, Paul C., Williams, Christopher J. (Christopher James), 1970, American Museum of Natural History Library, Grimaldi, David A., Sunderlin, David, Aaroe, Georgene A., Dempsky, Michelle R., Parker, Nancy E., Tillery, George Q., White, Jaclyn G., Barden, Phillip M., Nascimbene, Paul C., and Williams, Christopher J. (Christopher James), 1970

Subjects
Alaska, Amber fossils, Cenozoic, Chickaloon Formation, Chickaloon Formation (Alaska), Paleobiogeography, Paleoentomology, Paleogene, Paleontology, Sutton Region

36. Corals and bryozoa of the neozoic period in New Zealand

Author

Woods, Julian Tenison 1832-1889, New Zealand. Geological Survey Dept, Colonial Museum (N.Z.), Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library, Woods, Julian Tenison 1832-1889, New Zealand. Geological Survey Dept, and Colonial Museum (N.Z.)

Subjects
Bryozoa, Fossil, Cenozoic, Corals, Fossil, Invertebrates, Fossil, Mesozoic, New Zealand, Paleontology

37. Studies on Cenozoic vertebrates of western North America ...

Author

Carnegie Institution of Washington, Schultz, John R., Howard, Hildegarde 1901-1998, Colbert, Edwin H. 1905-2001, Laudermilk, Jerome Douglass, 1893, Munz, Philip A. (Philip Alexander), 1892-1974, Wilson, Robert W, Smithsonian Libraries, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Schultz, John R., Howard, Hildegarde 1901-1998, Colbert, Edwin H. 1905-2001, Laudermilk, Jerome Douglass, 1893, Munz, Philip A. (Philip Alexander), 1892-1974, and Wilson, Robert W

Subjects
Cenozoic, Paleontology, United States, Vertebrates, Fossil

41. Evolution of the aeluroid Carnivora

Author

Hunt, Robert M., Jr. 1941, American Museum of Natural History Library, and Hunt, Robert M., Jr. 1941

Subjects
Aeluroidea, Anatomy, Auditory pathways, Carnivora, Cenozoic, Evolution, Paleontology, Viverridae

42. Late Cenozoic land mammals from Grenada, Lesser Antilles island-arc

Author

MacPhee, R. D. E., Singer, Ronald, Diamond, Michael (Michael K.), 1957, American Museum of Natural History Library, MacPhee, R. D. E., Singer, Ronald, and Diamond, Michael (Michael K.), 1957

Subjects
Cenozoic, Grenada, Hydrochaeridae, Fossil, Hydrochaeris gaylordi, Mammals, Fossil, Megalonychidae, Fossil, Paleontology

44. Cenozoic mammal horizons of western North America

Author

Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935, Matthew, William Diller, 1871-1930, Geological Survey (U.S.), Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library, Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935, Matthew, William Diller, 1871-1930, and Geological Survey (U.S.)

Subjects
Cenozoic, Mammals, Fossil, North America, Paleontology, Tertiary

46. Biological inclusions in amber from the Paleogene Chickaloon Formation of Alaska. (American Museum novitates, no. 3908)

Author

Aaroe, Georgene A., Barden, Phillip, Dempsky, Michelle R., Grimaldi, David A., Nascimbene, Paul C., Parker, Nancy E., Sunderlin, David, Tillery, George Q., White, Jaclyn G., Williams, Christopher J. (Christopher James), 1970, American Museum of Natural History Library, Aaroe, Georgene A., Barden, Phillip, Dempsky, Michelle R., Grimaldi, David A., Nascimbene, Paul C., Parker, Nancy E., Sunderlin, David, Tillery, George Q., White, Jaclyn G., and Williams, Christopher J. (Christopher James), 1970

Subjects
Alaska, Amber fossils, Cenozoic, Chickaloon Formation (Alaska), Paleobiogeography, Paleoentomology, Paleogene, Paleontology, Sutton Region (Alaska)

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