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The changes in the Earth's climate over the past 600 million years, from the Cambrian to the Quaternary, come under scrutiny in this book, first published in 1992. The geological evidence for ancient climates is examined, such as the distribution of climate-sensitive sediments. The Earth's climate has changed many times throughout the Phanerozoic. Thus in this book the climate history has been divided into Warm and Cool modes, intervals when either the Earth was in a former 'greenhouse' state with higher levels of atmospheric CO2 and polar regions free of ice, or the global climate was cooler and ice was present in high latitudes. The studies presented here highlight the complex interactions between the carbon cycle, continental distribution, tectonics, sea level variation, ocean circulation and temperature change as well as other parameters. In particular, the potential of the carbon isotope records as an important signal of the past climates of the Earth is explored. This book will be useful to all students and researchers with an interest in palaeoclimates and palaeoenvironments.

Paleoclimatology. --- Paleontology. --- Historical geology. --- Paleontology

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Neolithic period --- Agriculture, Prehistoric --- Paleoclimatology --- Agriculture, Prehistoric. --- Antiquities. --- Neolithic period. --- Paleoclimatology. --- Middle East --- Middle East. --- Antiquities.

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Climatic changes --- Paleoclimatology --- Climat --- Paléoclimatologie --- Changements --- Climatic changes. --- Paleoclimatology. --- Paléoclimatologie --- Geologic climate --- Klimatologie [Paleo ] --- Palaeoclimatology --- Paleoclimate --- Paleoklimatologie --- Paläoklimatologie --- Paléoclimats --- Paléotempérature --- Préhistoire -- Climat --- (Klimatologie, Meteorologie, Klimaatsveranderingen) --- Geografie --- Fysische geografie --- Klimaat --- (Klimatologie, Meteorologie, Klimaatsveranderingen).

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The transition from the Eocene to the Oligocene epochs was the most significant event in earth history since the extinction of dinosaurs. As the first Antarctic ice sheets appeared, major extinctions and faunal turnovers took place on the land and in the sea, eliminating forms adapted to a tropical world and replacing them with the ancestors of most of our modern animal and plant life. Through a detailed study of climatic conditions and of organisms buried in Eocene-Oligocene sediments, this volume shows that the separation of Antarctica from Australia was a critical factor in changing oceanic circulation and ultimately world climate. In this book forty-eight leading scientists examine the full range of Eocene and Oligocene phenomena. Their articles cover nearly every major group of organisms in the ocean and on land and include evidence from paleontology, stable isotopes, sedimentology, seismology, and computer climatic modeling. The volume concludes with an update of the geochronologic framework of the late Paleogene.Originally published in 1992.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Palaeozoology --- Meteorology. Climatology --- Palaeobotany --- Tertiary period --- Geologic climate --- Klimatologie [Paleo ] --- Palaeoclimatology --- Paleoclimate --- Paleoclimatology --- Paleoklimatologie --- Paläoklimatologie --- Paléoclimatologie --- Paléoclimats --- Paléotempérature --- Préhistoire -- Climat --- 551.781.4 --- 551.781.5 --- 575.8 --- Paleontology --- -Paleontology --- -Geology, Stratigraphic --- -Paleoclimatology --- Eocene-Oligocene boundary --- Boundary, Eocene-Oligocene --- Eocene-Oligocene transition --- Oligocene-Eocene boundary --- Transition, Eocene-Oligocene --- 575.8 Evolution. Origin of species. Phylogeny --- Evolution. Origin of species. Phylogeny --- 551.781.5 Oligocene --- Oligocene --- 551.781.4 Eocene --- Eocene --- Age of rocks --- Rocks --- Stratigraphic geology --- Fossilogy --- Fossilology --- Palaeontology --- Paleontology, Zoological --- Paleozoology --- Age --- Geology, Stratigraphic --- Climatic changes --- Climatology --- Oligocene Epoch --- Eocene Epoch --- Geology [Stratigraphic ] --- Paleontology - Eocene. --- Paleontology - Oligocene. --- Geology, Stratigraphic - Eocene. --- Geology, Stratigraphic - Oligocene. --- Paleoclimatology. --- Eocene-Oligocene boundary.

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Geology, Stratigraphic --- -Sedimentation and deposition --- Marine sediments --- Paleoclimatology --- -Geologic climate --- Palaeoclimatology --- Paleoclimate --- Climatic changes --- Climatology --- Bottom deposits (Oceanography) --- Bottom sediments (Oceanography) --- Deep-sea deposits --- Deposits, Deep-sea --- Marine deposits --- Sediments, Marine --- Ocean bottom --- Sedimentation and deposition --- Submarine geology --- Sediments (Geology) --- Deposition and sedimentation --- Sedimentary processes --- Physical geology --- Age of rocks --- Rocks --- Stratigraphic geology --- Age --- -Geology, Stratigraphic --- Neocene --- Neogene