Triassic Life On Land : the Great Transition / Hans-Dieter Sues and Nicholas C. Fraser.
The Triassic period is generally viewed as the beginning of the Age of Dinosaurs. For paleontologists, however, it also marks the rise of the world's first modern land ecosystems. Over the past three decades, extensive, worldwide fieldwork has led to the discovery of many new species of Triassi...
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2010.
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Table of Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Early and Early Middle Triassic in Gondwana; 3. Early and Early Middle Triassic in Laurasia; 4. Late Middle and Late Triassic of Gondwana; 5. Late Middle and Late Triassic of Europe; 6. Late Triassic of Great Britain; 7. Triassic of the Central Atlantic Margin System; 8. Late Triassic of the Western United States; 9. Two Extraordinary Windows into Triassic Life; 10. Biotic Changes During the Triassic Period; 11. The End of the Triassic: Out with a Bang or a Whimper?; Glossary; References; Index.