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Ghosts of Gondwana

Author : George Gibbs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780947503086
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Ghosts of Gondwana written by George Gibbs and published by . This book was released on 2016-10 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered why New Zealand's plants and animals are so different from those in other countries? Why kakapo is the only parrot in the world that cannot fly, or why the kiwi lives here and nowhere else? New Zealand is an extraordinary place, unique on earth, and the remarkable story of how and why life evolved here is the subject of Ghosts of Gondwana. The challenge of explaining New Zealand's natural origins is picked up in this fully revised edition of the popular award-winning book. It presents the latest scientific research in highly readable form, highlighting studies that reveal the deep historical background of our landscapes, fauna and flora - from ancient frogs and moa to delicate insects and the magnificent southern beech forests. It introduces the latest discoveries and resolves past issues like the 'Oligocene drowning' hypothesis. Exciting fossil discoveries are revealed and new scientific technologies and approaches to the discipline of historical biogeography are discussed - approaches that range from undersea geology to molecular clocks - and it inevitably draws attention to the debates and conflicts that distinguish different schools of opinion in this holistic branch of theoretical science. This revision incorporates the results of 10 years of intensive scientific research and includes four entirely new chapters to: focus on 'yesterday's maps' to draw attention to the ephemeral islands in our history that have possibly acted as stepping stones for terrestrial animals and plants but today have sunk into the sea; incorporate the author's own special interest in an ancient group of 'jaw-moths', unknown and unnoticed by most people but with a strong message that New Zealand is part of the world when it comes to explaining where our fauna have come from; present recent research findings on our huge flightless birds, the ratites; and include New Zealand's terrestrial molluscs into the story. Ghosts of Gondwana identifies New Zealand as one of the most challenging places on earth to explain, but it's readable, engaging style and revised illustrations render this often-controversial discipline of science into a format that is accessible to any reader with an interest in natural history and the unique environment of New Zealand.

Proterozoic East Gondwana

Author : Masaru Yoshida
Publisher : Geological Society of London
ISBN 13 : 9781862391253
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (912 download)

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Book Synopsis Proterozoic East Gondwana by : Masaru Yoshida

Download or read book Proterozoic East Gondwana written by Masaru Yoshida and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2003 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on Late Mesoproterozoic to early Cambrian events related to Gondwana assembly and break up. The nineteen papers provide a comprehensive review including advanced knowledge and new data from all critical areas of East Gondwana. The recent knowledge of the evolution of East Gondwana, which was regarded as an integral part of the Mesoproterozoic supercontinent Rodinia, is the major theme of the volume, which is reinforced by highlighting this radical and new understanding of the evolution of this region.

Terrane Processes at the Margins of Gondwana

Author : Alan Vaughan
Publisher : Geological Society of London
ISBN 13 : 9781862391796
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (917 download)

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Book Synopsis Terrane Processes at the Margins of Gondwana by : Alan Vaughan

Download or read book Terrane Processes at the Margins of Gondwana written by Alan Vaughan and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2005 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Australide orogen, the southern hemisphere Neoproterozoic to Mesozoic terrane accretionary orogen that forms the palaeo-Pacific margin of Gondwana, is one of the largest and longest-lived orogens on Earth. This book brings together a series of reviews and multidisciplinary research papers that comprehensively cover the Australides from the Tasman orogen of eastern Australia to the Neoproterozoic and Palaeozoic orogens of South America, taking in New Zealand and Antarctica along the way. It deals with the evolution of the southern Gondwana margin, as it grew during a series of terrane accretion episodes from the late Proterozoic through to final fragmentation in mid-Cretaceous times. Global perspectives are given by comparison with the Palaeozoic northern Gondwana margin and documentation of world-wide terrane accretion episodes in the Late Triassic-Early Jurassic and mid-Cretaceous. The Tasmanides of eastern Australia, and the terrane histories of New Zealand and southern South America are given comprehensive up-to-date reviews.

West Gondwana

Author : Robert J. Pankhurst
Publisher : Geological Society of London
ISBN 13 : 9781862392472
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (924 download)

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Download or read book West Gondwana written by Robert J. Pankhurst and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2008 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Geology of Southwest Gondwana

Author : Siegfried Siegesmund
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319689207
Total Pages : 700 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Geology of Southwest Gondwana written by Siegfried Siegesmund and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the geological evolution of Southwest (SW) Gondwana and presents state-of-the-art insights into its evolution. It addresses the diachronic assembly of continental fragments derived from the break-up of the Rodinia supercontinent later amalgamated to build SW Gondwana during the Neoproterozoic–Cambrian transition, which on a global scale includes parts of present-day South America, Africa and Madagascar. The book presents 24 state-of-the-art reviews including the most crucial controversies. Most experienced scientists about the geology of SW Gondwana from Europe, Africa, South America and Australia present contributions on key areas addressing the interactions between the main cratons and fold belts on both sides of the South Atlantic Ocean. Chapters related to the geology of the major Archean- Paleoproterozoic cratons and Neoproterozoic Brasiliano/Pan-African fold belts enable readers to gain an in-depth understanding of the tectonometamorphic and magmatic evolution of SW Gondwana. The book covers a wide range of issues including metallogenetic, sedimentary, paleobiological and paleoclimatic processes and allows a deep insight into this key period of the Earth’s evolution.

Large Igneous Provinces from Gondwana and Adjacent Regions

Author : S. Sensarma
Publisher : Geological Society of London
ISBN 13 : 1786203251
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book Large Igneous Provinces from Gondwana and Adjacent Regions written by S. Sensarma and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gondwana, comprising more than 64% of the present day continental mass, is home to 33% of large igneous provinces (LIPs) and key to understanding the lithosphere–atmosphere system and related tectonics that influenced global climate and sediment production on Earth. Gondwana has many of the largest LIPs, with areas of 200 000 to 2 000 000 km2. Several Gondwana LIPs erupted near active continental margins as well as within continents. The rifting of continents continued even after LIP emplacement or was aborted by a coeval compression and did not open into an ocean. Important contemporary frontiers include understanding significant amounts of synchronous silicic volcanic rocks in mafic LIPs, bringing better stratigraphic constraints supported by precise age dating and volume estimation of LIPs, the possible link between LIP emplacement and biotic crisis, refinement of the existing petrogenetic models and assessing large eruptions and associated societal risk. This volume covers topics on magma emplacements, petrology and geochemistry, source characteristics, flood basalt–carbonatite linkage, tectonics and geochronology of LIPs distributed in Gondwana continents.

Continents and Supercontinents

Author : John J. W. Rogers
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195347331
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Continents and Supercontinents written by John J. W. Rogers and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-09-16 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To this day, there is a great amount of controversy about where, when and how the so-called supercontinents--Pangea, Godwana, Rodinia, and Columbia--were made and broken. Continents and Supercontinents frames that controversy by giving all the necessary background on how continental crust is formed, modified, and destroyed, and what forces move plates. It also discusses how these processes affect the composition of seawater, climate, and the evolution of life. Rogers and Santosh begin with a survey of plate tectonics, and go on to describe the composition, production, and destruction of continental and oceanic crust, and show that cratons or assemblies of cratons became the first true continents, approximately one billion years after the earliest continental crust evolved. The middle part of the book concentrates on supercontinents, beginning with a discussion of types of orogenic belts, distinguishing those that formed by closure of an ocean basin within the belt and those that formed by intracontinental deformation caused by stresses generated elsewhere. This information permits discrimination between models of supercontinent formation by accretion of numerous small terranes and by reorganization of large old continental blocks. This background leads to a description of the assembly and fragmentation of supercontinents throughout earth history. The record is most difficult to interpret for the oldest supercontinent, Columbia, and also controversial for Rodinia, the next youngest supercontinent. The configurations and pattern of breakup of Gondwana and Pangea are well known, but some aspects of their assembly are unclear. The book also briefly describes the histories of continents after the breakup of Pangea, and discusses how changes in the composition of seawater, climate, and life may have been affected by the sizes and locations of continents and supercontinents.

The Story of Gondwana

Author : Eyre Chatterton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book The Story of Gondwana written by Eyre Chatterton and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Late Paleozoic Glacial Events and Postglacial Transgressions in Gondwana

Author : Oscar R. López-Gamundí
Publisher : Geological Society of America
ISBN 13 : 0813724686
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Late Paleozoic Glacial Events and Postglacial Transgressions in Gondwana written by Oscar R. López-Gamundí and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2010 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Boundaries of the West African Craton

Author : Nasser Ennih
Publisher : Geological Society of London
ISBN 13 : 9781862392519
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (925 download)

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Book Synopsis The Boundaries of the West African Craton by : Nasser Ennih

Download or read book The Boundaries of the West African Craton written by Nasser Ennih and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2008 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Avalonian and Related Peri-Gondwanan Terranes of the Circum-North Atlantic

Author : Damian Nance
Publisher : Geological Society of America
ISBN 13 : 0813723043
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (137 download)

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Book Synopsis Avalonian and Related Peri-Gondwanan Terranes of the Circum-North Atlantic by : Damian Nance

Download or read book Avalonian and Related Peri-Gondwanan Terranes of the Circum-North Atlantic written by Damian Nance and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Indian Plate and Its Epic Voyage from Gondwana to Asia

Author : Sankar Chatterjee
Publisher : Geological Society of America
ISBN 13 : 0813725291
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (137 download)

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Book Synopsis Indian Plate and Its Epic Voyage from Gondwana to Asia by : Sankar Chatterjee

Download or read book Indian Plate and Its Epic Voyage from Gondwana to Asia written by Sankar Chatterjee and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2017-07-21 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: \The fossil history of animal life in India is central to our understanding of the tectonic evolution of Gondwana, dispersal of India, its northward journey, and its collision with Asia. This book provides the only detailed overview of the paleobiogeographic, tectonic, and paleoclimatic evolution of the Indian plate from Gondwana to Asia. This thorough, up-to-date volume is a must-have reference for researchers and students in Indian geology, paleontology, plate tectonics, and collision of continents.

Gondwana Master Basin of Peninsular India Between Tethys and the Interior of the Gondwanaland Province of Pangea

Author : J. J. Veevers
Publisher : Geological Society of America
ISBN 13 : 0813711878
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Gondwana Master Basin of Peninsular India Between Tethys and the Interior of the Gondwanaland Province of Pangea written by J. J. Veevers and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Gondwana Research

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Gondwana Research written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

New Developments in the Appalachian-Caledonian-Variscan Orogen

Author : Yvette D. Kuiper
Publisher : Geological Society of America
ISBN 13 : 0813725542
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (137 download)

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Book Synopsis New Developments in the Appalachian-Caledonian-Variscan Orogen by : Yvette D. Kuiper

Download or read book New Developments in the Appalachian-Caledonian-Variscan Orogen written by Yvette D. Kuiper and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume provides a comprehensive overview of our understanding of the evolution of the Appalachian-Caledonian-Variscan orogen. It takes the reader along a clockwise path around the North Atlantic Ocean from the U.S. and Canadian Appalachians; to the Caledonides of Spitsbergen, Scandinavia, Scotland and Ireland; and thence south to the Variscides of Morocco"--

The Geology of Central Europe

Author : Tom McCann
Publisher : Geological Society of London
ISBN 13 : 9781862392465
Total Pages : 806 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (924 download)

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Download or read book The Geology of Central Europe written by Tom McCann and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2008 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 1 focuses on the evolution of Central Europe from the Precambrian to the Permian, a dynamic period which traces the formation of Central Europe from a series of microcontinents that separated from Gondwana through to the creation of Pangaea. Separate summary chapters on the Cadomian, Caledonian and Variscan orogenic events as well as on Palaeozoic magmatism provide an overview of the tectonic and magmatic evolution of the region. These descriptions sometimes extend beyond the borders of Central Europe to take in the Scottish and Irish Caledonides as well as the Palaeozoic successions in the Baltic region.

Encyclopedia of Earth Science

Author : New York Academy of Sciences
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438110049
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Earth Science written by New York Academy of Sciences and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an illustrated A to Z reference with approximately 700 entries on topics in the earth sciences including hydrology, geology, atmospheric sciences, oceanography, and more.