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Neoproterozoic Geobiology and Paleobiology

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Editors:
  1. Shuhai Xiao

    1. Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA

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  2. Alan J. Kaufman

    1. Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

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  • Includes a set of multidisciplinary reviews on:
  • the Neoproterozoic fossil record
  • evolutionary developmental biology of animals
  • molecular clock estimates of phylogenetic divergences
  • Neoproterozoic chemostratigraphy and sedimentary geology

Part of the book series: Topics in Geobiology (TGBI, volume 27)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
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  2. The Proterozoic Fossil Record of Heterotrophic Eukaryotes

    • Susannah M. Porter
    Pages 1-21

  3. On the Morphological History of Proterozoic and Cambrian Acritarchs

    • John Warren Huntley, Shuhai Xiao, Michal Kowalewski
    Pages 23-56

  4. On the Morphological and Ecological History of Proterozoic Macroalgae

    • Shuhai Xiao, Lin Dong
    Pages 57-90

  5. Evolutionary Paleoecology of Ediacaran Benthic Marine Animals

    • David J. Bottjer, Matthew E. Clapham
    Pages 91-114

  6. A Critical Look at the Ediacaran Trace Fossil Record

    • Sören Jensen, Mary L. Droser, James G. Gehling
    Pages 115-157

  7. The Developmental Origins of Animal Bodyplans

    • Douglas H. Erwin
    Pages 159-197

  8. Molecular Timescale of Evolution in the Proterozoic

    • S. Blair Hedges, Fabia U. Battistuzzi, Jaime E. Blair
    Pages 199-229

  9. A Neoproterozoic Chronology

    • Galen P. Halverson
    Pages 231-271

  10. On Neoproterozoic Cap Carbonates as Chronostratigraphic Markers

    • Frank A. Corsetti, Nathaniel J. Lorentz
    Pages 273-294

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 295-300
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The Neoproterozoic Era (1000–542 million years ago) is a geological period of dramatic climatic change and important evolutionary innovations. Repeated glaciations of unusual magnitude occurred throughout this tumultuous interval, and various eukaryotic clades independently achieved multicellularity, becoming more complex, abundant, and diverse at its termination. Animals made their first debut in the Neoproterozoic too. The intricate interaction among these geological and biological events is a centrepiece of Earth system history, and has been the focus of geobiological investigations in recent decades. The purpose of this volume is to present a sample of views and visions among some of the growing numbers of Neoproterozoic workers. The contributions represent a cross section of recent insights into the field of Neoproterozoic geobiology. Chapter One by Porter gives an up-- date review of Proterozoic heterotrophic eukaryotes, including fungi and various protists. Heterotrophs are key players in Phanerozoic ecosystems; indeed, most Phanerozoic paleontologists work on fossil heterotrophs. However, the fossil record of Proterozoic heterotrophs is extremely meagre.

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From the reviews:

"The volumes of Springer’s series ‘Topics in Geobiology’ bring together contributions from leading scientists in hot research fields investigating the interaction between Earth and life. … For university libraries. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals." (W. L. Cressler III, CHOICE, Vol. 44 (10), June, 2007)

"The emphasis on biology – whether geo or palaeo – is a heartening sign of the times … . So is the volume successful? In principal, absolutely. This is very much the kind of multidisciplinary approach that is necessary to appreciate when and how biology revolutionized the surficial Earth system, yielding our modern, uniformitarian world. … Its real value … lies in synthesis, and the focus it brings to one of the most fascinating intervals in Earth history." (N. J. Butterfield, Geological Magazine, Vol. 145 (3), 2008)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA

    Shuhai Xiao

  • Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

    Alan J. Kaufman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Neoproterozoic Geobiology and Paleobiology

  • Editors: Shuhai Xiao, Alan J. Kaufman

  • Series Title: Topics in Geobiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5202-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2006

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-5201-9Published: 12 October 2006

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7308-2Published: 19 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-5202-6Published: 31 May 2007

  • Series ISSN: 0275-0120

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 300

  • Number of Illustrations: 46 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Paleontology, Biogeosciences

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