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The interval between the Carboniferous and Jurassic eras is marked by major changes in the structure and character of the Earth and is associated with massive earthquakes, volcanic activity, and large-scale changes of life at the Permian-Triassic and the Triassic-Jurassic boundaries. In this volume, an international assemblage of geologists reveals a wide range of information about these events in the circum-Pacific region, as a conclusion to International Geological Correlation Programme Project 272. They explore the nature of the changes in the Late Paleozoic and Early Mesozoic, and suggest issues for future investigation through the study of paleontology, biostratigraphy, tectonics, magmatic and volcanic development, ore deposition, paleography and climate. As the circum-Pacific region becomes increasingly important for hydrocarbon and mineral exploration, this book will be an invaluable resource for researchers and students in stratigraphy and paleontology.
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Late Palaeozoic and Early Mesozoic Circum-Pacific Events and Their Global Correlation WORLD AND REGIONAL GEOLOGY SERIES Series Editors: M. R. A. Thomson and J. A. Reinemund This series comprises monographs and reference books on studies of world and regional geology. Topics will include comprehensive studies of key geological regions and the results of recent IGCP projects. 1. Geological Evolution of Antarctica - M. R. A. Thomson, J. A. Crame & J. W. Thomson (eds.) 2. Permo-Triassic Events in the Eastern Tethys - W. C. Sweet, Yang Zunyi, J. M. Dickins & Yin Hongfu (eds.) 3. The Jurassic of the Circum-Pacific - G. E. G. Westermann (ed.) 4. Global Geological Record of Lake Basins, Vol. 1 E. Gierlowski-Kordesch & K. Kelts (eds.) 5. Earth's Glacial Record - M. Deynoux, J. M. G. Miller, E. W. Domack, N. Eyles, I. Fairchild & G. M. Young (eds.) 6. Tertiary Basins of Spain: The Stratigraphic Record of Crustal Kinematics - P. F. Friend & C. J. Dabrio (eds.) 7. The Quaternary History of Scandinavia - J. Donner 8. The Tectonic Evolution of Asia - A. Yin and M. Harrison (eds.) 9. The Pleistocene Boundary and the Beginning of the Quaternary - J. A. Van Couvering (ed.) 10. Late Palaeozoic and Early Mesozoic Circum-Pacific Events and Their Global Correlation - J. M. Dickins, Yang Zunyi, Yin Hongfu, S. G. Lucas & S. K. Acharyya (eds.) 11. Paleocommunities: A case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian - A. J. Boucot & J. D. Lawson (eds.) Late Palaeozoic and Early Mesozoic Circum-Pacific Events and Their Global Correlation Edited by J. M. DICKINS Australian Geological Survey Organization Editorial Board: Yang Zunyi China University of Geosciences Yin Hongfu China University of Geosciences S. G. Lucas New Mexico Museum of Natural History S. K. Acharyya Geological Survey of India CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, Sao Paulo Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU, UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521471756 © Cambridge University Press 1997 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 1997 This digitally printed first paperback version 2006 A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication data Late Palaeozoic and early Mesozoic circum-Pacific events and their global correlation / edited by J. M. Dickins . . . [et al.]. p. cm. - (World and regional geology series : 10) Includes index. ISBN 0-521-47175-3 1. Geology, Str