Studies on Mexican Paleontology

1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-90-481-6988-7
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 308 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 505 g

Reihe: Topics in Geobiology

This is the first comprehensive source of information about Mexican fossils to be published in English. The book offers updated information in the fields of stratigraphy, sedimentology, tectonics, paleobiogeography, paleoclimatology and evolution. Included is an extensive bibliography of almost 1000 references related to the central topic, a tribute to two centuries of research.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vega, Francisco J.

Nyborg, Torrey G.

Quiroz-Barroso, Sara A.

Perrilliat, María del Carmen

Montellano-Ballesteros, Marisol

Cevallos-Ferriz, Sergio R. S.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Paläozoologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Bodenkunde, Sedimentologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Paläontologie, Taphonomie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Paläoökologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Paläobotanik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Geological setting and phytodiversity in Mexico.- Tertiary Palynofloristic correlations between Mexican Formations with emphasis in dating the Balsas Group.- Mesozoic Corals of Mexico.- Rudists of Mexico: Historical Aspects and Selected Areas of Research.- Mesozoic and Tertiary Decapod Crustacea from Mexico.- Cretaceous Echinoids of Mexico.- Fossil Ophiuroids of Mexico.- Fossil record of Upper Paleozoic Marine Invertebrates from Mexico.- Mesozoic Osteichthyans of Mexico.- Research on Fossil amphibians and reptiles in Mexico, from 1869 to early 2004 (including marine forms but excluding pterosaurs, dinosaurs, and obviously, birds).- A Review of the Dinosaurian Record from Mexico.- Mexican Fossil Mammals, Who, Where and When?.- Revision of Recent Investigations in the Tlayúa Quarry.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Francisco J. Vega was Head of the Geology Department, Instituto de Geología, UNAM, and Secretary of the Paleontological Society (South Central Section). His contributions deal with biostratigraphy and systematics of Cretaceous and Tertiary Crustacea and Mollusca.

Torrey Nyborg received his MS degree from Kent State University. He works with decapod crustaceans and fossil mammal and bird tracks. Torrey is currently working towards his PhD from Loma Linda University.

Dr. María del Carmen Perrilliat is a prominent specialist on Cretaceous and Tertiary Mollusca. She is

currently the Elected President of the Mexican Paleontological Society (SOMEXPAL).

Dr. Marisol Montellano-Ballesteros got her PhD from The University of California at Berkeley, and has

been a key piece for the Mexican Vertebrate Paleontological Society. Her field of interest is Late

Mesozoic and Late Cenozoic mammals.

Dr. Sergio R. S. Cevallos-Ferriz received his MS and PhD from the University of Alberta, and was Head

of the Department of Paleontology, Instituto de Geología, UNAM. Dr. Cevallos-Ferriz is a well known

specialist on Mesozoic and Cenozoic paleobotany.

Dr. Sara A. Quiroz-Barroso got her MS and PhD from the UNAM and she has been Secretary of the

Mexican Paleontological Society. She works with Paleozoic Mollusca from Mexico.