The Quaternary of the U.S.
Published on 25. July 2016
934 pages
978-1-4008-7652-5 (ISBN)
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This important volume reviews the status of investigations aimed at deciphering the geologic, biogeographic, and archaeological records for the Quaternary Era-the last million years of geologic time-for the area of continental United States.
Over eighty Quaternary scientists have contributed to the fifty-five chapters divided into four main parts. Part 1 treats the areal geology, with emphasis on the stratigraphy of the glaciated areas east of the Rocky Mountains, unglaciated eastern and central United States, and western United States. Part 2 deals with biogeography: phytogeography and palynology, animal geography and evolution. Part 3 deals with archaeology prehistory in the northeastern states, southeastern states, plains, desert west, and Pacific Coast including Alaska. Part 4 covers many diverse Quaternary studies on-the continental shelves, isotope geochemistry, paleopedology, the geochemistry of some lake sediments, paleohydrology, glaciers and climate, volcanic-ash chronology, paleomagnetism, neo-tectonics, dendrochronology, and theoretical paleoclimatology.
Originally published in 1965.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Over eighty Quaternary scientists have contributed to the fifty-five chapters divided into four main parts. Part 1 treats the areal geology, with emphasis on the stratigraphy of the glaciated areas east of the Rocky Mountains, unglaciated eastern and central United States, and western United States. Part 2 deals with biogeography: phytogeography and palynology, animal geography and evolution. Part 3 deals with archaeology prehistory in the northeastern states, southeastern states, plains, desert west, and Pacific Coast including Alaska. Part 4 covers many diverse Quaternary studies on-the continental shelves, isotope geochemistry, paleopedology, the geochemistry of some lake sediments, paleohydrology, glaciers and climate, volcanic-ash chronology, paleomagnetism, neo-tectonics, dendrochronology, and theoretical paleoclimatology.
Originally published in 1965.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Content
Frontmatter, pg. i
PREFACE, pg. vii
CONTENTS, pg. ix
INTRODUCTION: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES, pg. 1
QUATERNARY GEOLOGY OF NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS, pg. 13
GLACIATION OF MINNESOTA AND IOWA, pg. 29
OUTLINE OF GLACIAL GEOLOGY OF ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN, pg. 43
PLEISTOCENE GEOLOGY OF INDIANA AND MICHIGAN, pg. 63
PLEISTOCENE DEPOSITS OF THE ERIE LOBE, pg. 85
QUATERNARY GEOLOGY OF NEW YORK, pg. 99
THE QUATERNARY OF NEW ENGLAND, pg. 113
THE ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN AND THE APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS IN THE QUATERNARY, pg. 129
RÉSUMÉ OF THE QUATERNARY GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO PROVINCE, pg. 137
THE PLEISTOCENE IN NEBRASKA AND NORTHERN KANSAS, pg. 187
QUATERNARY OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS, pg. 203
GLACIATION OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, pg. 217
THE CORDILLERAN ICE SHEET OF THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS, AND RELATED QUATERNARY HISTORY OF THE COLUMBIA PLATEAU, pg. 231
NONGLACIAL QUATERNARY GEOLOGY OF T H E SOUTHERN AND MIDDLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, pg. 243
SNAKE RIVER PLAIN, pg. 255
QUATERNARY GEOLOGY OF THE GREAT BASIN, pg. 265
QUATERNARY GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHWEST, pg. 287
THE QUATERNARY OF THE PACIFIC MOUNTAIN SYSTEM IN CALIFORNIA, pg. 299
THE GLACIAL HISTORY OF WESTERN WASHINGTON AND OREGON, pg. 341
THE QUATERNARY GEOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF ALASKA, pg. 355
PHYTOGEOGRAPHY AND PALYNOLOGY OF NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES, pg. 375
PROBLEMS IN THE QUATERNARY PHYTOGEOGRAPHY OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION, pg. 403
PALYNOLOGY AND PLEISTOCENE PHYTOGEOGRAPHY OF UNGLACIATED EASTERN NORTH AMERICA, pg. 417
PLEISTOCENE POLLEN ANALYSIS AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE SOUTHWEST, pg. 433
PLANT GEOGRAPHY IN THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS, pg. 453
A PLEISTOCENE PHYTOGEOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND ALASKA, pg. 469
THE BOREAL BRYOPHYTE FLORA AS AFFECTED BY QUATERNARY GLACIATION, pg. 485
POLYPLOIDY, DISTRIBUTION, AND ENVIRONMENT, pg. 497
QUATERNARY MAMMALS OF NORTH AMERICA, pg. 509
AVIAN SPECIATION IN THE QUATERNARY, pg. 527
AMPHIBIAN SPECIATION, pg. 543
REPTILES IN THE QUATERNARY OF NORTH AMERICA, pg. 557
QUATERNARY FRESHWATER FISHES OF NORTH AMERICA, pg. 569
PLEISTOCENE EVENTS AND INSECTS, pg. 583
THE STUDY OF PLEISTOCENE NONMARINE MOLLUSKS IN NORTH AMERICA, pg. 597
OTHER INVERTEBRATES -AN ESSAY IN BIOGEOGRAPHY, pg. 613
RECENT ADJUSTMENTS IN ANIMAL RANGES, pg. 633
PLEISTOCENE NONMARINE ENVIRONMENTS, pg. 643
LATE QUATERNARY PREHISTORY IN THE NORTHEASTERN WOODLANDS, pg. 653
AN OUTLINE OF SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES PREHISTORY WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE PALEO-INDIAN ERA, pg. 669
QUATERNARY HUMAN OCCUPATION OF THE PLAINS, pg. 685
POSTGLACIAL CLIMATE AND ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE DESERT WEST, pg. 697
PACIFIC COAST ARCHAEOLOGY, pg. 709
LATE QUATERNARY HISTORY, CONTINENTAL SHELVES OF THE UNITED STATES, pg. 721
ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY AND THE PLEISTOCENE CLIMATIC RECORD, pg. 737
QUATERNARY PALEOPEDOLOGY, pg. 755
GEOCHEMISTRY OP SOME QUATERNARY LAKE SEDIMENTS OF NORTH AMERICA, pg. 765
QUATERNARY PALEOHYDROLOGY, pg. 783
GLACIERS AND CLIMATE, pg. 795
VOLCANIC-ASH CHRONOLOGY, pg. 807
QUATERNARY PALEOMAGNETIC STRATIGRAPHY, pg. 817
TECTONICS OF QUATERNARY TIME IN MIDDLE NORTH AMERICA, pg. 831
DENDROCHRONOLOGY, pg. 871
THEORETICAL PALEOCLIMATOLOGY, pg. 881
INDEX OF AUTHORS CITED, pg. 903
SUBJECT INDEX, pg. 913
PREFACE, pg. vii
CONTENTS, pg. ix
INTRODUCTION: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES, pg. 1
QUATERNARY GEOLOGY OF NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS, pg. 13
GLACIATION OF MINNESOTA AND IOWA, pg. 29
OUTLINE OF GLACIAL GEOLOGY OF ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN, pg. 43
PLEISTOCENE GEOLOGY OF INDIANA AND MICHIGAN, pg. 63
PLEISTOCENE DEPOSITS OF THE ERIE LOBE, pg. 85
QUATERNARY GEOLOGY OF NEW YORK, pg. 99
THE QUATERNARY OF NEW ENGLAND, pg. 113
THE ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN AND THE APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS IN THE QUATERNARY, pg. 129
RÉSUMÉ OF THE QUATERNARY GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO PROVINCE, pg. 137
THE PLEISTOCENE IN NEBRASKA AND NORTHERN KANSAS, pg. 187
QUATERNARY OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS, pg. 203
GLACIATION OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, pg. 217
THE CORDILLERAN ICE SHEET OF THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS, AND RELATED QUATERNARY HISTORY OF THE COLUMBIA PLATEAU, pg. 231
NONGLACIAL QUATERNARY GEOLOGY OF T H E SOUTHERN AND MIDDLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, pg. 243
SNAKE RIVER PLAIN, pg. 255
QUATERNARY GEOLOGY OF THE GREAT BASIN, pg. 265
QUATERNARY GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHWEST, pg. 287
THE QUATERNARY OF THE PACIFIC MOUNTAIN SYSTEM IN CALIFORNIA, pg. 299
THE GLACIAL HISTORY OF WESTERN WASHINGTON AND OREGON, pg. 341
THE QUATERNARY GEOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF ALASKA, pg. 355
PHYTOGEOGRAPHY AND PALYNOLOGY OF NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES, pg. 375
PROBLEMS IN THE QUATERNARY PHYTOGEOGRAPHY OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION, pg. 403
PALYNOLOGY AND PLEISTOCENE PHYTOGEOGRAPHY OF UNGLACIATED EASTERN NORTH AMERICA, pg. 417
PLEISTOCENE POLLEN ANALYSIS AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE SOUTHWEST, pg. 433
PLANT GEOGRAPHY IN THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS, pg. 453
A PLEISTOCENE PHYTOGEOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND ALASKA, pg. 469
THE BOREAL BRYOPHYTE FLORA AS AFFECTED BY QUATERNARY GLACIATION, pg. 485
POLYPLOIDY, DISTRIBUTION, AND ENVIRONMENT, pg. 497
QUATERNARY MAMMALS OF NORTH AMERICA, pg. 509
AVIAN SPECIATION IN THE QUATERNARY, pg. 527
AMPHIBIAN SPECIATION, pg. 543
REPTILES IN THE QUATERNARY OF NORTH AMERICA, pg. 557
QUATERNARY FRESHWATER FISHES OF NORTH AMERICA, pg. 569
PLEISTOCENE EVENTS AND INSECTS, pg. 583
THE STUDY OF PLEISTOCENE NONMARINE MOLLUSKS IN NORTH AMERICA, pg. 597
OTHER INVERTEBRATES -AN ESSAY IN BIOGEOGRAPHY, pg. 613
RECENT ADJUSTMENTS IN ANIMAL RANGES, pg. 633
PLEISTOCENE NONMARINE ENVIRONMENTS, pg. 643
LATE QUATERNARY PREHISTORY IN THE NORTHEASTERN WOODLANDS, pg. 653
AN OUTLINE OF SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES PREHISTORY WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE PALEO-INDIAN ERA, pg. 669
QUATERNARY HUMAN OCCUPATION OF THE PLAINS, pg. 685
POSTGLACIAL CLIMATE AND ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE DESERT WEST, pg. 697
PACIFIC COAST ARCHAEOLOGY, pg. 709
LATE QUATERNARY HISTORY, CONTINENTAL SHELVES OF THE UNITED STATES, pg. 721
ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY AND THE PLEISTOCENE CLIMATIC RECORD, pg. 737
QUATERNARY PALEOPEDOLOGY, pg. 755
GEOCHEMISTRY OP SOME QUATERNARY LAKE SEDIMENTS OF NORTH AMERICA, pg. 765
QUATERNARY PALEOHYDROLOGY, pg. 783
GLACIERS AND CLIMATE, pg. 795
VOLCANIC-ASH CHRONOLOGY, pg. 807
QUATERNARY PALEOMAGNETIC STRATIGRAPHY, pg. 817
TECTONICS OF QUATERNARY TIME IN MIDDLE NORTH AMERICA, pg. 831
DENDROCHRONOLOGY, pg. 871
THEORETICAL PALEOCLIMATOLOGY, pg. 881
INDEX OF AUTHORS CITED, pg. 903
SUBJECT INDEX, pg. 913
