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The rise and fall of the Ediacaran biota / edited by Patricia Vickers-Rich and Patricia Komarower.
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- Book
- Series:
- Geological Society special publication ; vol. 286.
- Geological Society special publication
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Micropaleontology.
- Organisms.
- Paleoclimatology--Precambrian.
- Paleoclimatology.
- Paleoclimatology--Proterozoic.
- Glacial climates.
- Geology, Stratigraphic--Proterozoic.
- Geology, Stratigraphic.
- Geology, Stratigraphic--Precambrian.
- Gondwana (Continent).
- White Sea (Russia).
- Flinders Ranges (S.A.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 456 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color), portraits.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Geological Society, 2007.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The diversification of metazoans culminated in the appearance of hard tissue skeletons and deep 'farming' of the marine substrate in late Proterozoic and first few millions of years of the Phanerozoic. The papers in this book deal specifically with the precise timing of physical events and teasing out of the effects which these changing environments, climates, global chemistry and palaeogeography had on the development and diversification of animals, resulting in the spectacular Ediacaran/Vendian faunas of the late Precambrian.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version
- ISBN:
- 9781862398696
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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