Non-Marine Permian Biostratigraphy and Biochronology - Special Publication No. 265 (Geological Society Special Publication)

Non-Marine Permian Biostratigraphy and Biochronology - Special Publication No. 265 (Geological Society Special Publication)
Publisher: Geological Society of London | ISBN: 1862392064 | edition 2006 | PDF | 352 pages | 35,8 mb

During the Permian, the single supercontinent Pangaea stretched from pole to pole. Early Permian glacial deposits are found in southern Gondwana. Along the sutures of Pangaea, mountain ranges towered over vast tropical lowlands. Interior areas included dry deserts where dune sands accumulated. Gypsum and halite beds document the evaporation of hot, shallow seas that formed the most extensive salt deposits known in thegeological record. The Permian Period (251 to 299 Ma) encompasses nine ages (stages) arranged into three epochs (series). Most of the Permian marine timescale has been defined by global stratotype sections and points for the stage boundaries. This volume presents new data regarding the biostratigraphy and biochronology of the non-marinePermian and provides a basis for temporally ordering Permian geological and biotic history on land, and correlating that history to events in the marine realm.

Uploading

Depositfiles