The Cretaceous WorldP. W. Skelton This textbook on the Cretaceous, an extreme period in Earth history, explores the interactions between the physical, chemical and biological processes operating within, and at the surface of, the Earth. The Cretaceous was characterized by high atmospheric carbon dioxide and global warmth, and is therefore very relevant to future climatic change studies. Designed for use in undergraduate and graduate courses, this textbook includes chapter summaries, focus boxes, and Questions and Answers throughout the text. The book is supported by a website hosting sample pages, selected illustrations, and exercises. |
Contents
II | 9 |
IV | 10 |
VI | 12 |
VII | 15 |
VIII | 18 |
IX | 20 |
X | 24 |
XI | 25 |
LXXXIII | 204 |
LXXXIV | 206 |
LXXXV | 207 |
LXXXVI | 209 |
LXXXIX | 210 |
XC | 216 |
XCI | 220 |
XCII | 226 |
XII | 26 |
XIV | 28 |
XV | 29 |
XVI | 30 |
XVII | 32 |
XIX | 39 |
XX | 40 |
XXI | 41 |
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XXIII | 44 |
XXV | 46 |
XXVII | 48 |
XXVIII | 52 |
XXIX | 57 |
XXX | 58 |
XXXI | 59 |
XXXII | 60 |
XXXIII | 63 |
XXXIV | 65 |
XXXV | 67 |
XXXVI | 81 |
XXXVII | 83 |
XXXVIII | 85 |
XXXIX | 86 |
XLI | 90 |
XLII | 93 |
XLIV | 94 |
XLV | 97 |
XLVII | 112 |
XLVIII | 114 |
XLIX | 122 |
L | 126 |
LI | 131 |
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LIII | 139 |
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LV | 148 |
LVII | 150 |
LVIII | 156 |
LIX | 158 |
LX | 161 |
LXI | 162 |
LXII | 163 |
LXIV | 168 |
LXV | 172 |
LXVI | 174 |
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LXIX | 184 |
LXX | 185 |
LXXI | 190 |
LXXIII | 192 |
LXXIV | 193 |
LXXVI | 195 |
LXXVIII | 197 |
LXXIX | 198 |
LXXX | 199 |
LXXXI | 200 |
LXXXII | 203 |
XCIV | 230 |
XCV | 235 |
XCVI | 239 |
XCVII | 240 |
XCVIII | 242 |
XCIX | 243 |
C | 244 |
CI | 246 |
CII | 247 |
CIII | 248 |
CIV | 249 |
CVII | 257 |
CIX | 258 |
CXI | 259 |
CXII | 266 |
CXIII | 268 |
CXIV | 270 |
CXV | 271 |
CXVI | 273 |
CXVII | 274 |
CXVIII | 275 |
CXIX | 279 |
CXX | 280 |
CXXI | 281 |
CXXIII | 282 |
CXXV | 283 |
CXXVI | 286 |
CXXVII | 292 |
CXXVIII | 293 |
CXXX | 297 |
CXXXI | 299 |
CXXXII | 300 |
CXXXIII | 301 |
CXXXIV | 302 |
CXXXV | 304 |
CXXXVI | 305 |
CXXXVII | 306 |
CXXXVIII | 309 |
CXXXIX | 310 |
CXLI | 311 |
CXLIII | 312 |
CXLV | 319 |
CXLVI | 325 |
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CXLVIII | 327 |
CXLIX | 328 |
CL | 329 |
CLI | 334 |
CLIII | 335 |
CLV | 338 |
CLVI | 339 |
CLVII | 340 |
CLVIII | 341 |
CLIX | 342 |
CLXI | 343 |
CLXII | 345 |
CLXIII | 346 |
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The Cretaceous World Peter W. Skelton,Robert A. Spicer,Simon P. Kelley,Iain Gilmour No preview available - 2003 |
Common terms and phrases
abundant aerosols Alaska Albian angiosperms Aptian Arctic Slope Atlantic atmospheric CO2 basin carbon cycle carbonate platforms Cenomanian Chicxulub climate change climatic effects CO2 levels coal conifers continental continents correlation crater Cretaceous world Deccan deposits dinosaurs Early Cretaceous Earth system eruption estimates eustatic evidence feedback ferns flood basalts flora flow formed fossil record Geological Society global Grebenka greenhouse impact impact crater increased isotope Jurassic K/T boundary Late Cretaceous layer leaf limestone Maastrichtian marine mass extinction Mesozoic mid-Cretaceous mid-ocean ridges Mid-Pacific Mountains Nanushuk Formation North ocean floor oceanic crust Open University organic carbon period planktonic planktonic foraminifers plants plate plate tectonics plateau plume polar pollen produced rates region relatively rocks rudists samples sandstones sea-level seawater Section sedimentary sediments seismic shallow shown in Figure shows species stratigraphical stratosphere subduction sulfur surface tectonic temperature terrestrial Tertiary Tethys Tethys Ocean thick time-scale Turonian vegetation volcanic warm weathering zone