| Mesozoic and Cenozoic Paleocontinental Maps Contributor(s): Smith, A. Gilbert (Author), Smith, Whitney (Author), Briden, J. C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521291178 ISBN-13: 9780521291170 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1977 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology |
| Dewey: 912.155 |
| LCCN: 76-14052 |
| Series: Cambridge Earth Science Series |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.29 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1977, this book shows the positions of the major continental areas during the past 220 million years as four series of computer-drawn maps. The maps have been drawn for the present day, 10 and 20 million years ago, then at 20-million-year intervals back to 220 million years. All the maps are based on quantitative geophysical or topographic information: paleomagnetic pole positions, ocean floor magnetic anomalies, and best fits of the continental margins. Mercator, north polar and south polar sterographic, and Lambert equal-area maps of each selected time interval are provided. Many interesting problems in the Earth Sciences are global; they need to be seen in a proper global setting. The maps provide such a framework on which a very wide range of geological information may be plotted. Problems in fields as widely separated as palenontology, stratigraphy, geochemistry and tectonics may usefully be displayed on these maps. |