The Geologic Time Scale 2012

Elsevier. 2012. 1144 p. ISBN:
9780444594259. Release Date: 31 Jul 2012The Geologic Time Scale 2012 is the framework for deciphering the history of our planet Earth. The authors have been at the forefront of chronostratigraphic research and initiatives to create an international geologic time scale for many years, and the charts in this book present the most up-to-date, international standard, as ratified by the International Commission on Stratigraphy and the International Union of Geological Sciences. This 2012 geologic time scale is an enhanced, improved and expanded version of the GTS2004, including chapters on planetary scales, the Cryogenian-Ediacaran periods/systems, a prehistory scale of human development, a survey of sequence stratigraphy, and an extensive compilation of stable-isotope chemostratigraphy.

This book is an essential reference for all geoscientists, including researchers, students, and petroleum and mining professionals. The presentation is non-technical and illustrated with numerous colour charts, maps and photographs. The book also includes a detachable wall chart of the complete time scale for use as a handy reference in the office, laboratory or field.Introduction
The Chronostratigraphic Scale
Biochronology
Cyclostratigraphy and Astrochronology
Geomagnetic Polarity Time Scale
Radiogenic Isotope Geochronology
Strontium Isotope Stratigraphy
Osmium Isotope Stratigraphy
Sulfur Isotope Stratigraphy
Oxygen Isotope Stratigraphy
Carbon Isotope Stratigraphy
A Brief History of Plants on Earth
Sequence Stratigraphy and Sea-Level Change
Statistical Procedures
The Planetary Time Scale
A Chronostratigraphic Division of the Precambrian: Possibilities and Challenges
The Cryogenian Period
The Ediacaran Period
The Cambrian Period
The Ordovician Period
The Silurian Period
The Devonian Period
The Carboniferous Period
The Permian Period
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
The Paleogene Period
The Neogene Period
The Quaternary Period
The Prehistoric Human Time Scale
The Anthropocene
Appendix 1 - Color Codes for Geological Timescales
Appendix 2 - Radiometric ages used in GTS2012
Appendix 3 - Cenozoic and Cretaceous Biochronology of Planktonic Foraminifera and Calcareous Nannofossils
IndexКнига состоит из двух томов. Здесь оба тома объединены в один файл.