Essays about: "non-marine"
Found 4 essays containing the word non-marine.
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1. Palaeoenvironments of the Earliest (Middle Devonian) Tetrapod Trackways from the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland; Locomotion in a Terrestrial Setting?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : The palaeoenvironment from which early tetrapods emerged is crucial to comprehend in order to understand the mechanisms that drove and allowed the terrestrialization of vertebrates; one of the most important evolutionary ‘events’ in the history of animals. Nevertheless, much of the terrestrialization is shrouded in obscurity, inter alia, due to scarcity of early tetrapods in the fossil record. READ MORE
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2. An Early Jurassic conifer-dominated assemblage of the Clarence-Moreton Basin, eastern Australia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionenAbstract : During the early Mesozoic two mass-extinction events profoundly reshaped the world’s biota. The first of these took place at the end of the Triassic and affected both marine organisms and terrestrial floras. The second occurred as an oceanic anoxic event during the early Toarcian. READ MORE
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3. Trace fossils from the Permian of western Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica
University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionenAbstract : Non-marine trace fossils from the Permian of Antarctica are systematically described and possible depositional environments are discussed. The studied material derives from sedimentary sequences consisting mainly of sandstone and shale at Vestfjella and Kirwanveggen, western Dronning Maud Land. READ MORE
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4. Upper Triassic depositional environments at Lunnom, northwest Scania
University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionenAbstract : The mid-Rhaetic sequence at Lunnom, with coal and kaolinitic clays, indicates partly deltaic environments affected by alluvial processes during humid conditions. Of special interest is a thin bed of sandstone with coarse, angular quartz grains. READ MORE