The Cauvery Basin is one of the most known and geologically important basins of India and it has been for decades, and still is, the focus of study for both national and international researchers. This book is an up-to-date multidisciplinary collection of studies addressing various aspects of the Cauvery Basin from topics on Stratigraphy, Sedimentation, and Climatic oscillations; Structure, Tectonics, and Hydrocarbon perspective, to Paleoecology, Paleobiogeography and Paleobiota. This comprehensive synthesis with recent studies and data will immensely help postgraduate students, researchers, and industry professionals interested in the geology of the Cauvery Basin.

Features

• The first book offering a complete panorama on the geology of the Cauvery Basin.
• Provides a multidisciplinary approach to the Cretaceous-Paleogene geology of the Cauvery Basin.
• Emphasis on Structure, Tectonics and Hydrocarbon perspective to the Cretaceous-Paleogene deposits of the Cauvery Basin.
• Includes comprehensive information on the Stratigraphy, Sedimentation history and paleoclimatic condition of the Cretaceous sequence of the Cauvery Basin.
• Introduces advanced knowledge on the Paleobiogeography and biotic assemblage or flora and fauna of the Cretaceous-Paleogene succession of the Cauvery Basin.
• Useful as a field guide with up-to-date bibliography of the Cretaceous rocks of the Cauvery Basin.

This book also serves as an insightful reference for academics, undergraduates, and research professionals involved in Geology, Earth Sciences, and Envrionmental Sciences.

About the Author

Sreepat Jain is a Professor at the Department of Applied Geology, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia. With over two decades of teaching and research experience, Prof. Jain holds two doctorates, one from India and the other from the United States. Prof. Jain has been awarded the "TA Excellence in Teaching" for meritorious teaching in the United States and has also received the prestigious "Prof. S. K. Singh Memorial Gold Medal" for best research paper from the Palaeontological Society of India (India). He has authored three books, published several research articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals and serves as a reviewer for several international geoscience journals.

Nivedita Chakraborty is an Assistant Professor of Geology at the Department of Geology, Kabi Jagadram Roy Government General Degree College, West Bengal, India. She received her PhD degree in 2016 from the Jadavpur University in India.

Book Information
ISBN 9781032710471
Author Sreepat Jain
Format Hardback
Page Count 536
Imprint CRC Press
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd