Plants and the K-T Boundary

Name: Plants and the K-T Boundary
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ISBN: 9780521305631

ISBN-10: 0521305632

ISBN-13: 9780521305631

Edition: 2011

Authors: Douglas J. Nichols, Kirk R. Johnson

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Book details

List price: $69.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 9/22/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 292
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.61" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Kirk Johnson is a Pulitzer-nominated writer for The New York Times. He lives in northern New Jersey with his wife & two sons.



Preface



Background



Introduction



Resolution of the K-T boundary



Using fossil plants to study the K-T boundary



Brief history of K-T boundary paleobotany and palynology



Overview of latest Cretaceous and early Paleocene vegetation



Regional Case Studies



Williston Basin - the most complete K-T sections known



Other North American records



Eurasia



Remnants of Gondwana



Interpretations



Assessment of the K-T boundary event



Evaluation of scenarios for the K-T event



Floral effects of the K-T boundary event


References


Index