Author : Thierry Adatte
Release : 2020-04-13
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 445/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Mass Extinctions, Volcanism, and Impacts by : Thierry Adatte
Download or read book Mass Extinctions, Volcanism, and Impacts written by Thierry Adatte. This book was released on 2020-04-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume covers new developments and research on mass extinctions, volcanism, and impacts. It addresses the following topics: the Central Iapetus magmatic province; thermogenic degassing in large igneous provinces; global mercury enrichment in Valanginian sediments; Guerrero-Morelos carbonate platform response to the Caribbean-Colombian Cretaceous large igneous province; implications for the Cretaceous-Paleocene boundary event in shallow platform environments and correlation to the deep sea; environmental effects of Deccan volcanism on biotic transformations and attendant Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary mass extinction in the Indian subcontinent; Deccan red boles; and factors leading to the collapse of producers during the Chicxulub impact and Deccan Traps eruptions"--