Terrestrial Mesozoic stratigraphy

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  • Zhonghe Zhou Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • M. T. Antunes Academia de Ciências de Lisboa, R. da Academia das Ciências 19, 1249-122 Lisboa, Portugal e Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Departamento de Ciências da Terra, CICEGE

Abstract

Recent progress of studies is stressed, i.e. on isotope dating technology, Palaeogeomagnetism and Biostratigraphic studies, mainly on relatively derived taxa, a cornerstone for accurate correlation. Reference is made to Palaeobotany, Palynology, and vertebrate faunas through the times. Biostratigraphic framework: development and diversity of reptiles, appearance of birds and mammals. Major episodes and their main characters: Lower Trias, Upper Trias, Jurassic and especially Upper Jurassic, Lower Cretaceous, Upper Cretaceous. The KT crisis. Extinctions and their causes. Keywords: Mesozoic - Terrestrial Stratigraphy, Lithostratigraphy, dating resolution & global correlation, Biostratigraphy, Phylogenetics, Paleontology, Vertebrates, Major episodes

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2013-07-26

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