Description
In order to understand the state of the oceans, researchers turn to the origins of global waters, 90 million years ago. This study explores the subject of sea-level change in the Phanerozoic era, a topic which has much relevance to current issues of climatic shifts and the greenhouse effect.
Synthesizing a wide range of facies and stratigraphic studies to evaluate sea-level changes and paleontologic patterns in the three Phanerozoic eras, the book takes note of this influential though controversial research done by Exxon Corporation. It also addresses the contested issue of whether changes in sea level came about as a result of eustatic factors or from a series of events relating to regional tectonics.
About the Author
Anthony Hallam is Lapworth Professor in the School of Earth Science at the University of Birmingham, England.
Book Information
ISBN 9780231074254
Author Anthony Hallam
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Columbia University Press
Publisher Columbia University Press
Synthesizing a wide range of facies and stratigraphic studies to evaluate sea-level changes and paleontologic patterns in the three Phanerozoic eras, the book takes note of this influential though controversial research done by Exxon Corporation. It also addresses the contested issue of whether changes in sea level came about as a result of eustatic factors or from a series of events relating to regional tectonics.
About the Author
Anthony Hallam is Lapworth Professor in the School of Earth Science at the University of Birmingham, England.
Book Information
ISBN 9780231074254
Author Anthony Hallam
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Columbia University Press
Publisher Columbia University Press
