Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic Mammals of North America: Biostratigraphy and Geochronology

by Michael Woodburne

Overview

This book places into modern context the information by which North American mammalian paleontologists recognize, divide, calibrate, and discuss intervals of mammalian evolution known as North American Land Mammal Ages. It incorporates new information on the systematic biology of the fossil record and utilizes the many recent advances in geochronologic methods and their results.

The book describes the increasingly highly resolved stratigraphy into which all available temporally significant data and applications are integrated. Extensive temporal coverage includes the Lancian part of the Late Cretaceous, and geographical coverage includes information from Mexico, an integral part of the North American fauna, past and present.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231130400
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	04/21/2004
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Michael Woodburne is professor emeritus of geology, Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, and honorary curator of geology, Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff.

Table of Contents

Contents
Preface, by M. O. Woodburne
List of Contributors
Definitions
Introduction, by M. O. Woodburne
Principles and Procedures, by M. O. Woodburne
Mammalian Biochronology of the Latest Cretaceous, by R. L. Cifelli,* J. J. Eberle, D. L. Lofgren, J. A. Lillegraven, and W. A. Clemen
Paleocene Biochronology: The Puercan Through Clarkforkian Land Mammal Ages, by D. L. Lofgren,* J. A. Lillegraven, W. A. Clemens, P. D. Gingerich, and T. E. Wil
Wasatchian Through Duchesnean Biochronology, by P. Robinson,* G. F. Gunnell, S. L. Walsh, W. C. Clyde, J. E. Storer, R. K. Stuck
The Chadronian, Orellan, and Whitneyan North American Land Mammal Ages, by D. R. Prothero and R. J. Emry
Mammalian Biochronology of the Arikareean Through Hemphillian Interval (Late Oligocene Through Early Pliocene Epochs), by R. H. Tedford,* J. E. Storer, L. B. Albright III, C. C. Swisher III, A. T. Barno
The Blancan, Irvingtonian, and Rancholabrean Mammal Ages, by E. L. Lundelius Jr. and C. R. Bell,* A. D. Barnosky, R. W. Graham, E. H. Lindsay
Global Events and the North American Mammalian Biochronology, by M. O. Woodburne
Indexes
Systematic Index
Subject Index

Editorial Reviews

Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic Mammals of North America is now the modern standard reference for mammalian biochronology.

Journal of Paleontology - Bruce J. MacFadden

This book is recommended for academic libraries.

E-Streams - Linda R. Zellmer

Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic Mammals of North America is now the modern standard reference for mammalian biochronology.

— Bruce J. MacFadden

Journal of Paleontology

This book is recommended for academic libraries.

— Linda R. Zellmer

E-Streams