Eocene Thunder Mountain Flora of Central Idaho

Klappentext An Eocene (45 Ma) flora from Thunder Mountain caldera shows that montane conifer forest species from upper slopes descended to interfinger with mixed conifer-deciduous hardwood forest on the caldera floor then near 1700 m. Most species are allied to those in the western United States, but a few genera are in China. Precipitation was near 100 cm yearly, with most in summer. Zusammenfassung An Eocene (45 Ma) flora from Thunder Mountain caldera shows that montane conifer forest species from upper slopes descended to interfinger with mixed conifer-deciduous hardwood forest on the caldera floor then near 1700m. Most species are allied to those in the USA, but a few genera are in China.

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• Authors: Daniel Axelrod, Daniel I. Axelrod, Axelrod Daniel I.
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.03.1998
• EAN: 9780520098237
• ISBN: 978-0-520-09823-7
• No. of pages: 72
• Series: University of California Publi; UC Publications in Geological Sciences; UC Publications in Geological Sciences
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; USA, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, SCIENCE / Paleontology, United States of America, USA, Botany & plant sciences, Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere, Palaeontology, Botany and plant sciences, Geology & The Lithosphere