Whether in the context of off-shore oil exploration or pure research, the oceans of the geological past have never been of more compelling interest. The recent expansion in oceanographic studies has produced a burgeoning of data on ancient ocean circulation, climate, bathymetry, chemistry, biology, and temperature data that now should be considered in a more general geological and paleontological framework.   Schopf has produced a remarkable synthesis of these data that provides any earth scientist with the background necessary to appreciate the history of the ancient oceans. Each of his seven chapters includes a summary of modern conditions, a major section on methods for determining ancient patterns, and a summary of each oceanographic factor over geological time.   Paleoceanography will serve as an important resource for paleontologists and for a much broader audience of earth and ocean scientists, petroleum geologists, and stratigraphers.

Paleoceanography

Science & Math

Schopf, Thomas J. M.

Biological Sciences

Harvard University Press

Whether in the context of off-shore oil exploration or pure research, the oceans of the geological past have never been of more compelling interest. The recent expansion in oceanographic studies has produced a burgeoning of data on ancient ocean circulation, climate, bathymetry, chemistry, biology, and temperature data that now should be considered in a more general geological and paleontological framework.  Schopf has produced a remarkable synthesis of these data that provides any earth scientist with the background necessary to appreciate the history of the ancient oceans. Each of his seven chapters includes a summary of modern conditions, a major section on methods for determining ancient patterns, and a summary of each oceanographic factor over geological time.  Paleoceanography will serve as an important resource for paleontologists and for a much broader audience of earth and ocean scientists, petroleum geologists, and stratigraphers.

Earth Sciences

<p>Pp. vi, 250; some text-figures (maps, charts, phylogenies, cladograms, etc.). Original light brown cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover, 8vo. This edited volume contains a number of key papers - the most well-known is Eldredge and Gould's "Punctuated Equilibria: An Alternative to Phyletic Gradualism." This 35 page paper is the first publication of the evolutionary model of punctuated equilibrium. In the 21 century this model has achieved wide acceptance. From the library of paleontologist Brian F. Glenister with his signature on the front endpaper.</p>

Models in Paleobiology

Freeman, Cooper & Co

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Paleoceanography

Models in Paleobiology