Late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic continental ecosystems of SE Asia: an introduction

Non-marine Late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic formations are widespread in mainland SE Asia. Although the first reports on fossils from some of these formations were published as early as the 1890s, it is only since 1980 that floras and faunas from the Permian, Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous of SE Asia have received the attention they deserve. Fieldwork in various parts of Thailand and Laos has revealed a succession of fossil assemblages that now allows a reconstruction of the evolution of continental ecosystems in that part of the world during the Late Palaeozoic and the Mesozoic. The first papers in this book present the geological background of these floral and faunal successions, as well as historical aspects of their discovery. Descriptions of new taxa and review papers deal with plants, sharks, bony fishes, turtles, crocodilians, dinosaurs and mammal-like reptiles. Papers about the Mesozoic palaeobiogeography, environments and climates of Asia conclude the volume.The Geological Society of LondonFounded in 1807, the Geological Society of London is the oldest geological society in the world, and one of the largest publishers in the Earth sciences.The Society publishes a wide range of high-quality peer-reviewed titles for academics and professionals working in the geosciences, and enjoys an enviable international reputation for the quality of its work.The many areas in which we publish in include:-Petroleum geology-Tectonics, structural geology and geodynamics-Stratigraphy, sedimentology and paleontology-Volcanology, magmatic studies and geochemistry-Remote sensing-History of geology-Regional geology guides Late Palaeozoic And Mesozoic Continental Ecosystems Of Se Asia : An Introduction / Eric Buffetaut ... [et Al.] -- Late Palaeozoic And Mesozoic Tectonic And Palaeogeographical Evolution Of Se Asia / Ian Metcalfe -- The Geological And Palaeontological Exploration Of Laos; Following In The Footsteps Of J. B. H. Counillon And A. Pavie / J. Sebastien Steyer -- Late Permian Dicynodont Fauna From Laos / Bernard Battail -- Mesozoic Red Bed Sequences From Se Asia And The Significance Of The Khorat Group Of Ne Thailand / Andrew Racey -- Palynology And Stratigraphy Of The Mesozoic Khorat Group Red Bed Sequences From Thailand / Andrew Racey And Jeffery G. S. Goodall -- Silhouette And Palaeoecology Of Mesozoic Trees In Thailand / Marc Philippe, Véronique Daviero-gomez, And Varavudh Suteethorn -- A New Elasmobranch Fauna From The Middle Jurassic Of Southern Thailand / Gilles Cuny ... [et Al.] -- Morphometric And Taphonomic Study Of A Ray-finned Fish Assemblage (lepidotes Buddhabutrensis, Semionotidae) From The Late Jurassic-earliest Cretaceous Of Ne Thailand / Uthumporn Deesri ... [et Al.] -- The Jurassic And Cretaceous Bony Fish Record (actinopterygii, Dipnoi) From Thailand / Lionel Cavin, Uthumporn Deesri, And Varavudh Suteethorn -- Turtle Assemblages Of The Khorat Group (late Jurassic-early Cretaceous) Of Ne Thailand And Their Palaeobiogeographical Significance / Haiyan Tong ... [et Al.] -- Basilochelys Macrobios N. Gen. And N. Sp., A Large Cryptodiran Turtle From The Phu Kradung Formation (latest Jurassic-earliest Cretaceous) Of The Khorat Plateau, Ne Thailand / Haiyan Tong ... [et Al.] -- Khoratosuchus Jintasakuli Gen. Et Sp. Nov., An Advanced Neosuchian Crocodyliform From The Early Cretaceous (aptian-albian) Of Ne Thailand / K. Lauprasert ... [et Al.] -- A New Skeleton Of Phuwiangosaurus Sirindhornae (dinosauria, Sauropoda) From Ne Thailand / S. Suteethorn ... [et Al.] -- Bone Histology And Its Implications For The Life History And Growth Of The Early Cretaceous Titanosaur Phuwiangosaurus Sirindhornae / Nicole Klein, Martin Sander, And Varavudh Suteethorn -- An Early 'ostrich Dinosaur' (theropoda : Ornithomimousauria) From The Early Cretaceous Sao Khua Formation Of Ne Thailand / Eric Buffetaut, Varavudh Suteethorn, And Haiyan Tong -- Mesozoic Vertebrate Footprints Of Thailand And Laos / Jean Le Loeuff ... [et Al.] -- Ichnological Evidence For Small Quadrupedal Ornithischians From The Basal Cretaceous Of Se Asia And North America : Implications For A Global Radiation / Martin G. Lockley, Richard T. Mccrea, And Masaki Matsukawa -- Oxygen Isotope Composition Of Continental Vertebrate Apatites From Mesozoic Formations Of Thailand : Environmental And Ecological Significance / Romain Amiot ... [et Al.] -- Biogeographical Affinities Of Jurassic And Cretaceous Continental Vertebrate Assemblages From Se Asia / Vincent Fernandez ... [et Al.] Edited By E. Buffetaut ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web. coverfig......Page 1 NP......Page 2 frontmatter......Page 3 toc......Page 7 1......Page 9 7......Page 13 25......Page 30 33......Page 38 41......Page 46 69......Page 73 85......Page 88 97......Page 100 115......Page 117 125......Page 127 141......Page 142 153......Page 154 175......Page 175 189......Page 188 217......Page 215 229......Page 227 245......Page 242 255......Page 252 271......Page 267 285......Page 280 backmatter......Page 296