Neoproterozoic-Cambrian tectonics, global change and evolution : a focus on south western Gondwana /

Neoproterozoic-Cambrian tectonics, global change and evolution : a focus on south western Gondwana /

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Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, c2010.
Description:xvi, 466 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 31 cm.
Language:English
Series:Developments in Precambrian geology ; 16
Developments in Precambrian geology ; 16.
Subject:
Geology, Stratigraphic -- Proterozoic.
Geology, Stratigraphic -- Cambrian.
Geology, Stratigraphic -- Precambrian.
Geology -- Gondwana (Continent)
Cambrian Geologic Period.
Geology.
Geology, Stratigraphic.
Precambrian Geologic Period.
Proterozoic Geologic Period.
Gondwana (Continent)
Gondwana (Continent)
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7990152
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Other authors / contributors:Gaucher, Claudio.
IGCP-478 (Project)
International Geoscience Programme.
Symposium on the Vendian-Cambrian of Southwestern Gondwana (2nd : 2002 : Montevideo, Uruguay)
ISBN:9780444532497
0444532498
Notes:Outgrowth of a proposal presented at the 2nd Symposium on the Vendian-Cambrian of Southwestern Gondwana, held in Montevideo in 2002, that was approved as International Geoscience Programme 478 project, "Neoproterozoic-early Paleozoic events in southwestern Gondwana." Cf. pref.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-454) and index.
Summary:The book deals with the record of important Neoproterozoic to Early Palaeozoic events in southwestern Gondwana, that heralded the Cambrian explosion and the dawn of modern ecosystems. It contains a detailed account of the Neoproterozoic to Cambrian geological record in a poorly-known part of the world, which is at the same time key to understand fundamental processes at the Proterozoic-Cambrian transition. The emphasis is placed on litho-, bio-, chemostratigraphy and magmatism. The palaeoclimatic, tectonic, evolutionary radiation and extinction events and associated mineralizations will be identified and discussed. A synthesis of all data is provided at the end of the book, integrating the data from all cratons and fold belts in southwestern Gondwana. The events will be individualized, their impact discussed and correlations between different successions both within and outside Gondwana proposed.
Table of Contents:
  • Section I. Introduction
  • Part 1. Introduction
  • 1. The Neoproterozoic and Cambrian: a Time of Upheavals, Extremes, and Innovations
  • Section II. Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Events in SW Gondwana
  • Part 2. Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Evolution of the Amazonian Palaeocontinent
  • 2. The Amazonian Palaeocontinent
  • Part 3. Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Evolution of the Sao Francisco Palaeocontinent
  • 3. The São Francisco Palaeocontinent
  • Part 4. Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Evolution of the Rio de la Plata Palaeocontinent
  • 4.1. Extension and General Evolution of the Río de la Plata Craton
  • 4.2. Lithostratigraphy
  • 4.3. Biostratigraphy
  • 4.4. Chemostratigraphy
  • 4.5. Palaeoclimatic Events
  • 4.6. Palaeogeography
  • Part 5. Neoproterozoic to Early Palaeozoic Evolution of Southwestern Africa
  • 5.1. Configuration of Pan-African Orogenic Belts in Southwestern Africa
  • 5.2. Continental Rifting
  • 5.3. Passive Continental Margin Evolution
  • 5.4. Syn- to Late-Orogenic Sedimentary Basins of Southwestern Africa
  • 5.5. Orogenic Tectono-Thermal Evolution
  • 5.6. Syn- to Post-Orogenic Magmatism
  • 5.7. Mineral Deposits
  • 5.8. Geodynamic Synthesis of the Damara Orogen sensu lato
  • Part 6. Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Evolution of the Pampean Orogen
  • 6. The Pampean Orogen: Ediacaran-Lower Cambrian Evolutionary History of Central and Northwest Region of Argentina
  • Part 7. Microcontimnents and Suspect Terranes
  • 7.1. The Paranapanema Lithospheric Block: Its Nature and Role in the Accretion of Gondwana
  • 7.2. The Evolution and Tectonic Setting of the Luis Alves Microplate of Southeastern Brazil: an Exotic Terrane during the Assembly of Western Gondwana
  • Section III. SYNTHESIS AND GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS
  • Part 8. Palaeogeographic Evolution from Rodinia to Gondwana
  • 8. Tectonic Events and Palaeogeographic Evolution of Southwestern Gondwana in the Neoproterozoic and Cambrian
  • Part 9. Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Biota
  • 9.1. Neoproterozoic Acritarch Evolution
  • 9.2. Skeletonised Metazoans and Protists
  • 9.3. Trace Fossils and the Agronomic Revolution at the Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Transition in Southwest Gondwana
  • Part 10. Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Biochemical Evolution
  • 10. Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Biogeochemical Evolution
  • Part 11. Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Palaeoclimatic Events
  • 11.1. Neoproterozoic to Cambrian Palaeoclimatic Events in Southwestern Gondwana
  • 11.2. Neoproterozoic Glacial Events in Eurasia
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