The problem of land connections across the South Atlantic, with special reference to the Mesozoic. Bulletin of the AMNH

p. 83-258, [2] p. of plates : ill., maps. 27 cm. Includes bibliographical references. The Atlantic Ocean Basin / Maurice Ewing -- Continental drift versus land bridges / Walter H. Bucher -- Stratigraphic and paleontologic data relevant to the problem of Afro-American ligation during the Paleozoic an...

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Main Authors: Mayr, Ernst, 1904-, Ewing, W. Maurice (William Maurice), 1906-, Bucher, Walter H. (Walter Herman), 1888-, Caster, Kenneth E., Dunbar, Carl Owen, 1891-, Kay, Marshall, 1904-1975., Simpson, George Gaylord, 1902-, Axelrod, Daniel I., Just, Theodor., Camp, Wendell Holmes, 1904-, Darlington, Philip Jackson, 1904-, Emerson, Alfred Edwards, 1896-, Schaeffer, Bobb, 1913-, Dunkle, David Hosbrook., Colbert, Edwin Harris, 1905-, Romer, Alfred S., Society for the Study of Evolution. Meeting (1949 : New York, N.Y.)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: New York : [American Museum of Natural History] 1952
Subjects:
Kay
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2246/312
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Summary:p. 83-258, [2] p. of plates : ill., maps. 27 cm. Includes bibliographical references. The Atlantic Ocean Basin / Maurice Ewing -- Continental drift versus land bridges / Walter H. Bucher -- Stratigraphic and paleontologic data relevant to the problem of Afro-American ligation during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic / Kenneth E. Caster. Discussion / Carl O. Dunbar -- Stratigraphic evidence bearing on the hypothesis of continental drift / Marshall Kay -- Probabilities of dispersal in geologic time / George Gaylord Simpson -- Variables affecting the probabilities of dispersal in geologic time / Daniel I. Axelrod -- Fossil floras of the Southern Hemisphere and their phytogeographical significance / Theodor Just -- Phytophyletic patterns on lands bordering the South Atlantic Basin / Wendell H. Camp -- Living invertebrates and Mesozoic South America / P.J. Darlington, Jr. -- The biogeography of termites / Alfred E. Emerson -- The evidence of the fresh-water fishes / Bobb Schaeffer. Discussion / David H. Dunkle -- The Mesozoic tetrapods of South America / Edwin H. Colbert. Discussion / Alfred S. Romer.