The Geologic Time Scale 2012
Published on 14. May 2014
1174 pages
978-0-444-59448-8 (ISBN)
Description
The Geologic Time Scale 2012, winner of a 2012 PROSE Award Honorable Mention for Best Multi-volume Reference in Science from the Association of American Publishers, is the framework for deciphering the history of our planet Earth. The authors have been at the forefront of chronostratigraphic research and initiatives to create an international geologic time scale for many years, and the charts in this book present the most up-to-date, international standard, as ratified by the International Commission on Stratigraphy and the International Union of Geological Sciences. This 2012 geologic time scale is an enhanced, improved and expanded version of the GTS2004, including chapters on planetary scales, the Cryogenian-Ediacaran periods/systems, a prehistory scale of human development, a survey of sequence stratigraphy, and an extensive compilation of stable-isotope chemostratigraphy.
This book is an essential reference for all geoscientists, including researchers, students, and petroleum and mining professionals. The presentation is non-technical and illustrated with numerous colour charts, maps and photographs. The book also includes a detachable wall chart of the complete time scale for use as a handy reference in the office, laboratory or field.
- The most detailed international geologic time scale available that contextualizes information in one single reference for quick desktop access
- Gives insights in the construction, strengths, and limitations of the geological time scale that greatly enhances its function and its utility
- Aids understanding by combining with the mathematical and statistical methods to scaled composites of global succession of events
- Meets the needs of a range of users at various points in the workflow (researchers extracting linear time from rock records, students recognizing the geologic stage by their content)
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Felix Gradstein | J.G. Ogg | Mark D. Schmitz
The Geologic Time Scale 2012
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08/2012
Elsevier
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Content
Volume 1
PART I INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction, F. M. Gradstein2. Chronostratigraphy: linking time and rock, F. M. Gradstein and j. G. Ogg PART II CONCEPTS AND METHODS 3. Biochronology, F.M.Gradstein4. Cyclostratigraphy and astrochronology, L. A.hinnov and f.j.hilgen 5. The geomagnetic polarity time scale, J. G. Ogg 6. Radiogenic isotopes geochronology, M.Schmitz And M. Villeneuve7. Strontium isotope stratigraphy, J. M. Mcarthur, R. J. Howarth and G.Shields8. Osmium isotope stratigraphy, B. Peucker-Ehrenbrink and G. Ravizza9. Sulfur isotope stratigraphy, A. Paytan10. Oxygen isotope stratigraphy, E. Grossman11. Carbon isotope stratigraphy, M. Saltzman and E. Thomas12. A Brief History of Plants on Earth S.R. Gradstein and H. Kerp13. Sequence chronostratigraphy, M. Simmons14. Statistical procedures, F. P. Agterberg, O. Hammer and F.M. GradsteinPART III15. The Planetary time scale, K.TANAKA AND B.HARTMANN16. The Precambrian: the Archean and Proterozoic Eons, M.van Kranendonk and co-authors17. The Cryogenian Period, G. A. Shields, A.C. Hill and B. A. MacGabhann18. The Ediacaran Period, G. Narbonne, S. Xiao and G.A. ShieldsBibliographyVolume 2
PART IV GEOLOGIC PERIODS PHANEROZOIC19. The Cambrian Period, S. Peng, L. Babcock and R. A. Cooper20. The Ordovician Period, R. A. Cooper and P. M. Sadler21. The Silurian Period, M. J. Melchin, R. A. Cooper and P. M. Sadler22. The Devonian Period, T. Becker, F. M. Gradstein and O. Hammer23. The Carboniferous Period, V. Davydov, D. Korn and M. Schmitz24. The Permian Period, CH. Henderson, V. Davydov and B. Wardlaw25. The Triassic Period, J. G. Ogg 26. The Jurassic Period, J. G. Ogg27. The Cretaceous Period, J. G. Ogg and L. Hinnov28. The Paleogene Period, N. Vandenberghe, R. Speijer and F.J. Hilgen29. The Neogene Period, F.J. Hilgen, L. Lourens, and J. van Dam30. The Quaternary Period, B. Pillans and P. Gibbard 31. The Prehistoric Human Time Scale, J.A. Catt and M.A. Maslin32. The Anthropocene, J.Z Alasiewicz, P. Crutzen and W. SteffenAppendix 1- Recommended color coding of stages Appendix 2 - Radiometric ages used in GTS2012, M.D. SchmitzAppendix 3 - Biochronology of Paleogene and Neogene Microfossils, E. Anthonissen, J.G. Ogg.
