Studies on Mexican Paleontology

During the last few years, the number of contributions to the Paleontology of Mexico has increased considerably. Paleontological work in Mexico has been focused on providing important information for petroleum exploration and specific studies dealing with pollen, foraminifera, radiolaria, dinoflagel...

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Other Authors: Vega, Francisco J. (Editor), Nyborg, Torrey G. (Editor), Perrilliat, María del Carmen (Editor), Montellano-Ballesteros, Marisol (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2006, 2006
Edition:1st ed. 2006
Series:Topics in Geobiology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Geological setting and phytodiversity in Mexico
  • Tertiary Palynofloristic correlations between Mexican Formations with emphasis in dating the Balsas Group
  • Mesozoic Corals of Mexico
  • Rudists of Mexico: Historical Aspects and Selected Areas of Research
  • Mesozoic and Tertiary Decapod Crustacea from Mexico
  • Cretaceous Echinoids of Mexico
  • Fossil Ophiuroids of Mexico
  • Fossil record of Upper Paleozoic Marine Invertebrates from Mexico
  • Mesozoic Osteichthyans of Mexico
  • Research on Fossil amphibians and reptiles in Mexico, from 1869 to early 2004 (including marine forms but excluding pterosaurs, dinosaurs, and obviously, birds)
  • A Review of the Dinosaurian Record from Mexico
  • Mexican Fossil Mammals, Who, Where and When?
  • Revision of Recent Investigations in the Tlayúa Quarry