Gondwana Eight: Assembly, Evolution and Dispersal: Proceedings of the 8th Gondwana symposium, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, June'91

Findlay, R.H. (Edited by)/ Unrug, R. (Edited by)/ Banks, M.R. (Edited by)/ Veevers, J.J. (Edited by)

ISBN 10: 9054103043 / ISBN 13: 9789054103042

Published by Aa Balkema, 1993

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1st edition. 636 pages. 10.25x7.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gondwana Eight: Assembly, Evolution and Dispersal: Proceedings of the 8th Gondwana symposium, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, June'91
• Publisher: Aa Balkema
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9054103043
• ISBN 13: 9789054103042
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.42 kilograms

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Synopsis

Presenting new data on the now classical aspects of Gondwana geology, this work also highlights the increasing international interest as to how the Gondwana supercontinent was assembled. The book is organized according to three themes: assembly, evolution and dispersal, containing 57 papers of specialists in the area.
Assembly: Late Proterozoic-Early Palaeozoic mobile belts of Gondwana, South America, Africa & Australo-Antarctica.
Evolution: Detailed palynological & palaeontological research of Late Palaeozoic- Mesozoic palaeoclimate.
Dispersal: Novel approach to predicting past plate motions followed by series of papers covering the break-up history of Gondwana;

About the Author

R.H. Findlay, R. Unrug, M.R. Banks, J.J. Veevers