Terminal Eocene Events (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Terminal Eocene Events 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 10
Preface 6
PART I – THE EOCENE–OLIGOCENE TRANSITION: EVENTS AND BOUNDARY 14
PART II – INVESTIGATIONS ON EOCENE–OLIGOCENE SEQUENCES: EUROPE, ASIA, NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, AFRICA, NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA AND DEEP SEA SITES 40
Chapter 1. The Eocene–Oigocene boundary in the Umbrian pelagic sequences, Italy 42
Chapter 2. Radiometric dating of the Eocene–Oligocene boundary a t Gubbio, Italy 55
Chapter 3. New Proposal for an Eocene-Oligocene Boundary According To Microfacies From The Priabonian-Type Section 63
Chapter 4. Description and biostratigraphy of the main reference section of the Eocene–Oligocene boundary in Spain: Fuente Caldera section 67
Chapter 5. Biostratigraphy of Fuente Caldera section by means of calcareous nannofossils 79
Chapter 6. Geochemistry of the Fuente Caldera, Spain 85
Chapter 7. Biostratigraphic correlation between the Central Subbetic (Spain) and Umbro–Marchean (Italy) pelagic sequences at the Eocene–Oligocene boundary using Foraminifera 89
Chapter 8. English reference sections which span the Eocene–Oligocene boundary 101
Chapter 9. Correlations and biostratigraphic events at the Eocene–Oligocene boundary in France and in Europe 105
Chapter 10. The Kallo Well and its key-position in establishing the Eocene–Oligocene boundary in Belgium 111
Chapter 11. Eocene–Oligocene boundary in Western Germany 115
Chapter 12. Upper Eocene and Oligocene in Yugoslavia 123
Chapter 13. The Eocene–Oligocene boundary in Hungary 127
Chapter 14. The Eocene–Oligocene boundary from Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria 131
Chapter 15. On the boundary Eocene–Oligocene in NE Bulgaria 133
Chapter 16. Eocene–Oligocene boundary in Romania - Present–day state of investigation 135
Chapter 17. Terminal Eocene geological events in Turkey 143
Chapter 18. Section Landzhar (USSR, South Armenia) 147
Chapter 19. The Kuban River sequence (USSR, North Caucasus) 151
Chapter 20. The Kiin-Kerish section (USSR, South-Eastern Kazakhstan, the Lake Zaisan basin) 155
Chapter 21. Karaginsky section (USSR, Karaginsky Island, East Kamchatka) 161
Chapter 22. Eocene–Oigocene boundary in Mongolia 167
Chapter 23. The best section representing the Eocene/Oligocene boundary in Japan 173
Chapter 24. The main reference section for the Eocene–Oligocene boundary in New Zealand 175
Chapter 25. Eocene–Oligocene boundary, Adelaide region, South Australia 179
Chapter 26. Eocene-Oligocene boundary in Libya 189
Chapter 27. The Eocene-Oligocene passage zone in Northern Morocco 191
Chapter 28. Upper Eocene and Lower Oligocene strata in Southwestern Alabama, U.S.A. 195
Chapter 29. The Eocene–Oligocene boundary in Mexico 203
Chapter 30. The Eocene–Oligocene boundary in the Bath Cliff section, Barbados, West lndies 207
Chapter 31. Terminal Eocene events in Venezuela 213
Chapter 32. The Eocene–Oligocene boundary in deep sea deposits 217
Chapter 33. Eocene–Oligocene boundary reference sections in the Pacific 223
PART Ill. BIOSTRATIGRAPHICAL, GEOCHEMICAL, GEOPHYSICAL, SEDIMENTOLOGIC, TECTONIC AND COSMIC EVENTS 227
Chapter 1. Terminal Eocene events: planktonic Foraminifera and isotopic evidence 229
Chapter 2. Eocene–Oligocene Atlantic paleo-oceanography, using benthic Foraminifera 241
Chapter 3. Larger Foraminifera and events at the Eocene-Oligocene boundary in the Indo–West Pacific region 253
Chapter 4. Radiolarian events and the Eocene–Oligocene boundary 269
Chapter 5. Distribution of Ostracoda at the Eocene – Oligocene boundary in deep (Barbados) and shallow marine environment (Gulf of Mexico) 275
Chapter 6. Ostracods at the Eocene–Oligocene boundary in the Aquitaine basin. Stratigraphy, phylogeny, palaeoenvironments 281
Chapter 7. Calcareous nannofossil events at the Eocene-Oligocene boundary 291
Chapter 8. Information from diatom analysis concerning the Eocene–Oligocene boundary 299
Chapter 9. Evolution of the microflora and dinocysts at the Eocene-Oligocene boundary i n Western Europe 305
Chapter 10. Charophyta at the Eocene–Oligocene boundary i n Western Europe 311
Chapter 11. Mammalian evidence concerning the Eocene–Oligocene transition in Europe, North America and Asia 315
Chapter 12. The amphibians and reptiles at the Eocene-Oligocene transition in Western Europe: an outlinem o f the faunal alterations 325
Chapter 13. Isotopic events at the Eocene-Oligocene transition. A review 327
Chapter 14. Geochemical events (trace elements and stable isotopes) recorded on bulk carbonates near the Eocene-Oligocene boundary. Application to the Contessa section (Gubbio, Umbria, Italia) 347
Chapter 15. Geochronology o f the Eocene-Oligocene boundary 365
Chapter 16. Magnetic stratigraphy o f the Eocene-Oligocene boundary 373
Chapter 17. Late Eocene-Early Oligocene carbonate sedimentation in the deep sea 379
Chapter 18. Clay mineralogy at the Eocene-Oligocene boundary 397
Chapter 19. Evolution o f the Tethyan seaways and implications f o r the oceanic circulation around the Eocene-Oligocene boundary 403
Chapter 20. Late Eocene microtektites and clinopyroxene-bearing spherules 411
Chapter 21. Late Eocene impact events and stepwise mass extinctions 419
ADDITIONAL LIST OF ADDRESSES 429