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The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America by Donald R. Prothero, Robert J. Emry is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America about?
The transition from the Eocene to the Oligocene epoch, occurring approximately 47 to 30 million years ago, was the most dramatic episode of climatic and biotic change since the demise of the dinosaurs. The mild tropical climates of the Paleocene and early Eocene were replaced by modern climatic conditions and extremes, including glacial ice in Antarctica. The first part of this book summarizes the latest information in the dating and correlation of the strata of late middle Eocene through early
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Donald R. Prothero, Robert J. Emry
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780511665431
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Science, Mathematics, Paleontology
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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