Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 887 g
Reihe: Springer Geology
Unveiling the Past Environments of a Megadiverse Country Through its Fossil Record
Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 887 g
Reihe: Springer Geology
ISBN: 978-3-031-51033-5
Verlag: Springer
Mexico is a biodiverse country. The dynamics of environments from Mexico played a crucial role in the history of North American biota. This book analyzes the paleoenvironmental conditions using several biological groups and various methods. This book also demonstrates how this information is specifically used to elucidate Mexico‘s past environments and habitats (terrestrial, freshwater, and marine). This book fills an existing editorial gap since much of the information is dispersed in several bibliographic sources.
The authors are active paleontologists in diverse Mexican universities and research centers. Their research activities contribute to the knowledge of the Mexican biota through geologic time.
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Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapters
1. Introduction
Rosalía Guerrero-Arenas, Eduardo Jiménez-Hidalgo1.1 Generalities
1.2 Mexican biodiversity
Part one. Aquatic environments
2. Microfossils as proxies: paleoecological and paleoceanographic indicators
Frank Raúl Gío Argáez, Brenda Berenice Martínez Villa, Xinantecatl Antonio Nava Fernández, Verónica Zamora Pérez
2.1. Proxies and their use in Paleoecology2.2. Carbonate biological proxies
2.2.1. Foraminifera
2.2.2. Ostracoda
2.2.3. Bryozoa2.2.4. Mollusca
2.2.5. Otoliths
2.2.6. Coccolithophoridae
2.3. Siliceous biological proxies
2.3.1. Bacillariophyceae
2.3.2. Radiolaria
References
3. Cretaceous corals
Hannes Loesser
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Morphology3.3. Methods
3.4. Evolution, classification and taxonomy
3.4.1. Evolution
3.4.2. Classification3.4.3. Taxonomy
3.5. Paleoecology
3.6. Case studies
3.7. ConclusionsReferences
4. Mollusca: Bivalvia and Gastropoda
Sara Alicia Quiroz-Barros, Rosalía Guerrero-Arenas, Pedro García-Barrera, Francisco Sánchez-Beristain
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Class Bivalvia
4.2.1 Functional morphology and paleoecology. Marine Bivalvia
4.2.2 Rudists and their paleoenvironmental significance4.2.3 Freshwater Bivalvia
4.2.4 Ichnological record
4.3 Class Gastropoda
4.3.1 Functional morphology and paleoecology
4.3.2 Marine Gastropoda
4.3.3 Terrestrial and freshwater Gastropoda
4.3.4 Ichnological record
4.4 Research methods used in Mollusca
4.4.1 Geochemical analyses in mollusk shells
4.4.1.1 Stable isotope analysis
4.4.1.2 Trace elements analysis
4.5 Paleoenvironmental conditions using Bivalvia and Gastropoda in Mexico
4.6 Conclusions
References
5. Lophophorata
Francisco Sour Tovar, Sergio González Mora, Lourdes Martin Aguilar
5.1 Introduction
5.1.1 Phylogenetic relationships
5.2 Generalities
5.2.1 Phoronida
5.2.2 Brachiopods
5.2.2.1 Temporal distribution
5.2.3 Bryozoa
5.2.3.1 Temporal distribution
5.2.4 Putative lophophorates
5.2.4.1 Hederelloids
5.2.4.2 Tentaculitoids
5.2.4.2.1 Microconchids
5.3 Paleoenvironmental studies with lophophorates
5.3.1 Brachiopods
5.3.1.1 Osagean brachiopods from Oaxaca and Tamaulipas
5.3.2.1 Permian brachiopods communities from Las Delicias Formation, Southwest Coahuila
5.3.2 Bryozoans
5.3.2.1. Carboniferous bryozoans from Ixtaltepec Formation, Northern Oaxaca5.3.2.2. Permian sclerobionts from Paso Hondo Formation, Southern Chiapas
5.4 Conclusions
References
6. Arthropoda as proxies of paleoenvironmental conditions
Rosalía Guerrero-Arenas, Francisco J. Vega
6.1. Basic concepts
6.2. Chelicerata
6.2.1. Araneae
6.2.2. Acari
6.3 Mandibulata6.3.1. Crustacea (“Crustaceomorphs”)
6.3.2. Mexican fossil record of Crustacea (except Ostracoda)
6.3.3 Insecta
6.3.4 Mexican fossil record of Insecta6.4 Final remarks
References
7. The application of ichnology to palaeonvironmental reconstructionCatalina Gómez-Espinosa, Claudia G. Ortíz-Jerónimo, Diana Elizabeth Fernández
7.1. Introduction
7.2 What is a trace fossil?
7.3 Ichnology: Brief history
7.4 Trace fossil formation, preservation, and description
7.4.1. Formation and preservation
7.4.2. Description
7.5 Patterns in trace fossils
7.5.1. Stratinomic classification
7.5.2. Ethological classification
7.5.3. Biological classification
7.5.4. Systematic or morphological classification: Ichnotaxonomy
7.5.5. Ichnofabrics
7.5.6. Particular case: Flysch trace fossils taxonomy
7.6. Tracemakers and types of substrates7.7. Field and laboratory methods
7.8. Trace fossils and environmental parameters
7.8.1. Trace fossil assemblages
7.8.2. An example: trace fossils and oxygen
7.8.3. Trace fossils and paleobathymetry
7.9. Archetypal ichnofacies model
7.10. Introduction to the ichnological studies on Mexican marine fossil invertebrates
7.10.1. Northern Region
7.10.2. Central-northern region
7.10.3. Central and eastern region
7.10.4. Southern region7.11. Conclusions
References
Part two. Terrestrial and transitional environments
8. Gymnosperms through time. Their history in Mexico
María Patricia Velasco-de León, Pedro Christian Martínez Martínez, Miguel Angel Flores Barragan, Diana Silvia Guzmán Madrid, Elizabeth Ortega Chavez, Erika Lourdes Ortiz Martínez, Diego Enrique Lozano-Carmona
8.1. Definition8.2. Origin and diversification of the group at the end of the Paleozoic
8.3. Stratigraphic extent and fossil record in Mexico
8.3.1. Cretaceous
8.3.2. Cenozoic
8.4. Evolutionary trends
8.4.1. Vascular tissues
8.4.2. Leaf
8.4.3. Reproductive organs
8.4.4. Egg cell
8.4.5. Pollen grains
8.5. Methods for inferring climates
8.5.1. Climatic proxies used in Paleobotany
8.5.1.1. Leaf morphology
8.5.1.2. Anatomical characteristics
8.5.1.3. Wood
8.5.1.4. Palynomorphs
8.6. Diversity, importance and current distribution of Cycadales and Pinales
References
9. Importance of the angiosperm fossil record for the paleoenvironmental reconstruction
Carlos Castañeda-Posadas, María de Jesús Hernández-Hernández, Dulce María Figueroa-Castro
9.1. Introduction
9.2. The scarcity of fossilized angiosperms
9.3. Paleoclimatic reconstruction based on fossilized angiosperm structures9.3.1. Plant structures and environmental proxies vs. ecometric data
9.4. Applications in Mexico
9.4.1. Flower
9.4.2. Leaves
9.4.2.1. Leaves as proxies
9.4.2.2. Leaves as ecometric elements
9.4.3. Wood
9.4.3.1. Wood as a proxy
9.5. Conclusions
References
10. Some palynological considerations in the environmental historyIran Irais Rivera, Luis Tonatiuh Jiménez
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Palynology and environmental history
10.2.1. Contributions of palynologycal studies to environmental history
10.3. Pollen morphology and differential dispersal
10.3.1. Differential dispersal
10.3.2. Pollen morphology and evolution10.3.2.1. Harmomegathy and exine ultrastructure
10.3.2.2. Pollen apertures
10.4. Stratigraphy and palynology
10.5. Ecology and plant communities
10.5.1. Ecological succession: local and regional reconstruction
10.6 Perspectives
References
11. Amphibians environmental dependence and their use in paleoecological reconstructions
J. Alberto Cruz, M. Delia Basanta, Mirna G. García-Castillo, Guillermo Alfonso Wooldrich-Piña, Gabriela Parra-Olea
11.1. Amphibian-environment relationship11.1.1. Climate change and declining factors
11.2. Amphibians as a proxy in paleoecology, paleoenvironmental reconstructions, and paleobiogeography
11.2.1. Mexican fossil amphibians and paleoenviromental reconstructions
References
12. Reptiles as paleoenvironmental proxies and their association with the climate
J. Alberto Cruz, Guillermo Alfonso Wooldrich-Piña, M. Delia Basanta, Mirna G. García-Castillo, Gabriela Parra-Olea12.1. Reptiles and climate change
12.2. Reptiles as a proxy in paleoenvironmental reconstructions
12.2.1. Mexican fossil reptiles and paleoenvironmental reconstructions
References
13. Mammals as paleoenvironmental proxies
Eduardo Jiménez-Hidalgo, Roberto Díaz Sibaja, Victor Manuel Bravo Cuevas
13.1. Introduction
13.1.1. What is a mammal?
13.1.2. The Mexican fossil record of mammals
13.2. From the biosphere to the lithosphere
13.3. Mammals as paleoenvironmental proxies
13.4. Main techniques to infer paleoenvironents
13.4.1. Microwear
13.4.2. Mesowear
13.4.3. Stable isotope analysis in mammals
13.4.4. Bioclimatic models
14.4.5. Ecometric analyses
13.4.6. Mutual ecogeographic range
13.5 Some examples of the use of Mexican fossil mammals as environmental proxies
13.5.1 Feeding ecology of horses and camels from Valsequillo, central Mexico by microwear
13.5.2 Feeding ecology of camels and paleoenvironmental reconstruction of two Late Pleistocene localities from west-central Mexico
13.5.3 Savanna-like environments from the Late Pleistocene of Mexico: Stable isotope analysis and paleobiological significance
13.5.4 Late Pleistocene feeding ecology and environments from Oaxaca, in southern Mexico based on mesowear analyses of equids
13.6 Concluding remarksReferences
14. Vertebrate ichnofossils and paleoenvironments
Eduardo Jiménez-Hidalgo, Gerardo Carbot-Chanona, Victor Manuel Bravo-Cuevas
14.1. What are vertebrate ichnofossils?
14.2. How ichnofossils are formed and preserved?
14.3. Environments where vertebrate ichnofossils can be preserved
14.4. The Mexican fossil record of vertebrate ichnofossils
14.5. Fossil vertebrate ichnofossils as paleoenvironmental proxies
14.6. Vertebrate ichnofacies
14.7. Some examples of Mexican vertebrate ichnofossils as paleoenvironmental proxies14.8. Perspective
References
15. Invertebrate traces in soils and paleosols: a review on the classification, interpretation and paleobiological purpose
Laura C. Sarzetti, M. Victoria Sánchez, J. Marcelo Krause
15.1. Introduction
15.2 Definition and classification of traces15.2.1 What is a trace? How they occur and how to recognize them from their context? The concept of wall and its importance
15.2.2 Classification criteria of traces. Classical classification and others
15.2.3 Ethological classification15.2.4 Ichnotaxonomy of trace fossils
15.2.5 Principles of ichnology and its relationship with the ichnoentomology
15.3 Continental Ichnofacies15.3.1 Introduction
15.3.2 Continental ichnofacies
15.3.3 Assemblages of traces fossils within the Coprinisphaera Ichnofacies
15.4 Terrestrial environments. Soils and paleosols
15.4.1 Introduction
15.4.2 Classification
15.4.3 Characteristics of paleosols and how to recognize different types
15.4.4 The paleosol significance in the interpretation of the paleoenvironment
15.5 Neoichnology and the explorations of possible trace makers
15.5.1 The Neoichnology as a tool for the trace fossils interpretation15.5.2 Complementary methods used in the study of invertebrate traces preserved in soils and paleosols
15.5.3 Some illustrative South American examples of neoichnological studies
15.5.3.1 The case of Coprinisphaera Sauer (1955) and Eatonichnus Bown et al. 1997
15.5.3.2 The case of Feoichnus challa Krause et al. 2008
15.5.3.3 The case of Palmiraichnus castellanosi Roselli (1939) and Uruguay rivasi Roselli 1939
References
Part three. Mexican paleoenvironments
16. Application of ichnofossils and microfossils in the paleoenvironmental reconstruction of turbidite sequences from the Chicontepec basin, central-eastern Mexico
Noé Santillán-Piña, Javier Arellano-Gil, Catalina Gómez-Espinosa
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Geological setting
16.3. Depositional systems16.4 Sedimentary sequences (three mega-sequences and their meaning)
16.6 Paleontological composition and diversity
16.6.1 Microfossils16.6.2 Ichnofossil assemblages
16.7. Paleoenvironmental reconstruction
16.8 Deep-sea lithofacies and ichnofacies
16.9. Conclusions
References
17. The Tlayúa Quarry: an overview of a notable Early Cretaceous Fossil-Lagerstätte from MexicoJorge A. Herrera-Flores
17.1. Discovery and early explorations of the Tlayúa Quarry
17.2 Geology and age of Tlayúa Quarry
17.3 Paleoenvironmental models of the Tlayúa Quarry
17.4 Paleobiodiversity of Tlayúa Quarry
17.4.1 Plants
17.4.2 Invertebrates
17.4.3 Fishes
17.4.4 Reptiles
17.5 Final remarksReferences
18. The Cerro del Pueblo Formation, unlocking the environmental data of an extraordinary ancient ecosystem from Mexico
Claudia Inés Serrano-Brañas, Belinda Espinosa-Chávez, Sarah Augusta Maccracken, Esperanza Torres-Rodríguez
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Geologic Context of the Cerro del Pueblo Formation
18.3 Interpretation of Terrestrial Depositional Environments of the Cerro del Pueblo Formation: Selected Case Studies18.3.1. Case study 1. Deltaic Distributary Paleochannel Environments
18.3.1.1. Sedimentary Setting
18.3.1.2. Fossil Assemblages18.3.1.3. Taphonomic Analysis
18.3.1.3.1. Taphonomy of Dinosaur Remains Preserved in Distributary Paleochannel Deposits
18.3.1.3.1.1. Biological Activities in Dinosaur Bones and Paleoecological Interpretation
18.3.1.3.2. Taphonomy of Plant and Insect Remains Preserved in Point Bars
18.3.1.4. Paleoenvironmental Interpretation of Deltaic Distributary Paleochannel Environments
18.3.2. Case study 2: Shallow Pool Environments within Deltaic Paleochannel Systems
18.3.2.1. Sedimentary Setting
18.3.2.2. Fossil Assemblages
18.3.2.3. Taphonomic Analysis
18.3.2.4. Paleoenvironmental Interpretation of Shallow Pool Environments
18.3.3. Case study 3: Deltaic Floodplains
18.3.3.1. Sedimentary Setting
18.3.3.2. Fossil Assemblages
18.3.3.3. Taphonomic Analysis
18.3.3.4. Paleoenvironmental Interpretation of Floodplain Environments
18.4. Conclusions
References
19. Carbonate sequences from the Valles San Luis and Tuxpan Platforms (El Abra Formation, Cretaceous) and their paleoenvironmental significance in a sector of the Sierra Madre Oriental in the subsoil of the coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico
Noé Santillán-Piña, Javier Arellano-Gil, Catalina Gómez-Espinosa
19.1. Introduction19.2. Aims
19.3. Location
19.4. Previous works
19.5. Geological setting19.5.1. Tectonic evolution
19.5.2. Depositional systems
19.5.3 Subenvironments (pre-reef, reef and post-reef) and associated facies
19.6 Paleontological composition and diversity
19.7 Paleogeographical and palaeoenvironmental reconstruction
19.8. Conclusions
References20. Pollen database as a tool for paleoclimate interpretation: the case of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, central Mexico
Valerio Castro-López, Laura Jazmín Rodríguez, Gabriel Vázquez-Castro
20.1. Introduction
20.1.1. Regional contexto of the study area
20.2. Materials and methods
20.2.1. Data collection
20.2.2. Categorization and standardization
20.2.3. Discrimination of information and spatial representation of data
20.3. Results
20.3.1. General statistical information20.4. Database applications
20.4.1. Interpretation of Holocene climate conditions and climate forcing
20.4.1.1. Early Holocene (11.7–8.2 ka)
20.4.1.2 Middle Holocene (8.2–4.2 ka)
20.4.1.3 Late Holocene (4.2 ka–present)
20.4.2 Distribution of Paleoclimatic and Paleoenvironmental Studies in the TMVB
20.4.3 Existing Links Between Different Proxies and Pollen Studies20.4.4 Significance of the number and type of paleoclimate publications in the TMVB
20.5 Conclusions
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