Paleogeography is the study of the changing surface of Earth through time. Driven by plate
tectonics, the configuration of the continents and ocean basins has been in constant flux …

Sea levels shape the face of the Earth, define processes of sedimentation, and influence the
evolution of life via the distribution of habitats. Ancient topographies can be reconstructed …

Lithology describes the geochemical, mineralogical, and physical properties of rocks. It
plays a key role in many processes at the Earth surface, especially the fluxes of matter to …

The tectonics, geography and climate of the Cretaceous world were very different from the
modern world. At the start of the Cretaceous, the supercontinent of Pangaea had just begun …

Not quite a history of geology, Thinking about the Earth is a history of the geological tradition
of Western science. Beginning with a discussion of" organic" views of the earth in ancient …

Concluding the trilogy on geological materials in construction, this authoritative volume
reviews many uses of clays, ranging from simple fills to sophisticated products …

This paper is a revision of the standard chronostratigraphy of the Ordovician of the historical
type area in England and Wales. The revision is a response to the need for more precise …

Abstract The late Early Jurassic Toarcian Stage represents the warmest interval of the
Jurassic Period, with an abrupt rise in global temperatures of up to∼ 7° C in mid-latitudes at …

&Quot; This Report is revised and expanded from the 1972 publication, providing an up-to-
the-minute account of the British Ordovician formations and their correlation nationally and …

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risk. Neither BGS nor the Natural Environment Research Council gives any warranty …