Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic history of North American vegetation, north of Mexico / Alan Graham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graham, Alan, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paleobotany--Cretaceous.

Paleobotany.

Paleobotany--Cenozoic.

Plants, Fossil--North America.

Plants, Fossil.

North America.

Physical Description:

xviii, 350 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

Summary:

This book is a unique and integrated account of the history of North American vegetation and paleoenvironments over the past 70 million years. It includes discussions of the modern plant communities, causal factors for environmental change, biotic response, and methodologies. The history reveals a North American vegetation that is vast, immensely complex, and dynamic.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

019511342X

OCLC:

36343396