Planet Earth - In Deep Time: Devonian & Carboniferous

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Language: English with translation of project summary in 25 languages

Devonian and Carboniferous deposits are found in many places around the world. The record of climate change preserved in them is the best (and only) resource of information on the Earth's climate system then, at a time, when current and future climatic change is one of society's greatest challenges.

This book introduces some of the key areas of Mid-Palaeozoic sediment occurrence worldwide, authored by 114 specialists from more than 30 countries. The areas were studied as part of the UNESCO/IUGS project on climate change and biodiversity patterns in the mid-Palaeozoic (Devonian and Carboniferous).

This large-scale taxonomic, stratigraphic and palaeoecological study of mid-Paleozoic floras and faunas has resulted in 86 contributions and more than 25 artistic reconstructions characterizing the biosphere of the Devonian and Carboniferous. Each contribution describes (in English and the respective national language) the scope of the IGCP project in the respective country, exemplified by representative Devonian/Carboniferous age geological sections and/or regions there.

The authors intend to enhance the visibility and the perception of relevance of research on mid-Palaeozoic deposits beyond the Earth Science community.

Contents

Introduction 9
Stratigraphy, Bioevents and Biodiversity 10
Continents and Plate Tectonics 12
What are scientific collections and why they are important? 14
Planet Earth – In Deep Time: Devonian & Carboniferous 17

Systematic overview of fossil groups
Trinajstic K.: Placoderms 20
Kido E.: Tabulata and Rugosa 22
Suttner T.J.: Conodonts 24
Meyer-Berthaud B.: Cladoxylopsida 26
Decombeix A.-L.: Lignophytes 28
Stephenson C.A.: Isoetalean lycopsids 30
Kershaw S.: Stromatoporoids 32
Seuss B. and Mapes R.H.: Cephalopoda 34
Kido E. and Brett C.E.: Arthropods 36
Day J.: Rhynchonellata 38
Waters J.A.: Echinodermata 40
Kido E.: Foraminifera and Radiolaria 42
Seuss B. and Nützel A.: Gastropoda 44

English translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Waters J.A.) 19
Australia
Trinajstic K.: The Laidlaw Range in the Canning Basin (Upper Devonian) 20
George A.: Windjana Gorge in the Canning Basin (Upper Devonian) 22
Trinajstic K., Hocking R. and Playton T.E.: The section at Casey Falls, Canning Basin (Upper Devonian) 24
Meyer-Berthaud B.: The outcrop near Barraba in north-eastern New South Wales (Upper Devonian) 26
Decombeix A.-L.: The fossil locality near Dotswood in north-eastern Queensland (Mississippian) 28
Ireland
Stephenson C.A.: Sandeel Bay on Hook Peninsula, County Wexford (Upper Devonian) 30
United Kingdom
Kershaw S.: Hope’s Nose at Torbay in Southwest England (Middle Devonian) 32
United States
Brett C.E.: The Seneca Stone Quarry in central New York (Lower to Middle Devonian) 34
Brett C.E.: The cliffs of Lake Erie in western New York (Middle to Upper Devonian) 36
Day J.: The Rockford Quarry in north-central Iowa (Upper Devonian) 38
Waters J.A.: The outcrop at Lake Cumberland in southern Kentuckey (Mississippian) 40
Seuss B.: The Buckhorn Asphalt Quarry in southern Oklahoma (Pennsylvanian) 42
Seuss B. and Mapes R.H.: The Finis Shale near Jacksboro in north-central Texas (Pennsylvanian) 44

Arabic translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Ben Rahuma M.M. and Proust J.-N.) 47
Libya
Ben Rahuma M.M. and Proust J.-N.: The Awaynat Wanin Group in Western Libya (Devonian) 48
Morocco
El Hassani A. and Königshof P.: The Sabkhat Lafayrina Reef Complex in the Tindouf Basin (Middle to Upper Devonian) 50
El Hassani A.: The Ain Jemaa Reef Complex in the Oulmès Area, Moroccan Meseta (Middle to Upper Devonian) 52

Bosnian translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Coric S.) 55
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coric S. and Hrvatovic H.: The section of Mount Vranica in the Central Dinarides (Devonian) 56

Bulgaria
Bulgarian translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Boncheva I. and Sachanski V.) 59
Boncheva I. and Sachanski V.: The section near Gigintsi Village in the Lyubash Monocline (Upper Devonian to Mississippian) 60

Myanmar
Burmese translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Aung A.K., Becker R.T. and Myint K.K.) 63
Aung A.K. and Königshof P.: The Pwepon Cave section near Kyadwinye Village of the Shan Plateau (Middle Devonian) 64

China
Chinese translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Wang Y.) 67
Waters J.A., Chen X.Q., Suttner T.J. and Kido E.: The Boulongour Reservoir section in northwestern Xinjiang (Upper Devonian) 68
Wang Y.: The Naqing section in the Dian-Qian-Gui Basin, Guizhou Province (Pennsylvanian) 70

Czech Republic
Czech translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Vodrážková S., Chadimová L., Tonarová P. and Vodrážka R.) 73
Slavík L.: The Pragian GSSP at Velká Chuchle in the Prague Synform (Lower Devonian) 74
Vodrážková S. – The Jirasek Quarry in the Prague Basin (Middle Devonian) 76
Hladil J. and Poul I.: The Amphipora Limestone at Macocha Abyss in the Moravian Karst (Middle Devonian) 78

Dutch translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Gouwy S.) 81
Belgium
Gouwy S. and Bultynck P.: The Couvinian stratotype at Couvin in the Ardennes (Middle Devonian) 82

French translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Nardin E.) 85
Belgium
Da Silva A.C. and Boulvain F. – The La Boverie Quarry in the Ardennes (Upper Devonian) 86
Casier J.-G.: The Beauchâteau Quarry in the Ardennes (Upper Devonian) 88
France
Gouwy S.: The Charlemont Fortress section at Givet in the Ardennes (Middle Devonian) 90
Hubert B.L.M., Mistiaen B. and Pinte E.: The Parisienne Quarry in Boulonnais (Upper Devonian) 92
Mistiaen B. and Hubert B.L.M.: The Parc Quarry at Etrœungt in Avesnois (Upper Devonian) 94
Senegal
Sarr R. and Ngom P.M.: The Diana Malari Site in the northern Bové basin (Devonian) 96

German translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Suttner T.J. and Königshof P.) 99
Austria
Suttner T.J. and Kido E.: The Kirchfidisch Quarry in southern Burgenland (Lower Devonian) 100
Suttner T.J. and Kido E.: The Valentin Valley in the Carnic Alps (Lower Devonian) 102
Kido E. and Suttner T.J.: The section at Mount Plabutsch in the Graz Palaeozoic (Middle Devonian) 104
Hubmann B. and Messner F.: The section at the Weisse Wand in the Graz Palaeozoic (Middle Devonian) 106
Kido E. and Suttner T.J.: The section at Mount Krone in the Carnic Alps (Pennsylvanian) 108
Germany
De Baets K., Klug C. and Poschmann M.: The Hunsrück slate in the Rhenish Massif (Lower Devonian) 110
Königshof P.: The sequence of the Lahn-Dill area in the Rhenish Massif (Middle to Upper Devonian) 112
Linnemann U.: The Bohlen section at Obernitz in the Saxo-Thuringian Zone (Devonian to Carboniferous) 114
Hartkopf-Fröder C.: Wetlands in the Ruhr district (Pennsylvanian) 116

India
Hindi translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Bhargava O.N.) 119
Bhargava O.N. and Draganits E.: The sedimentary sequence of the Tethyan Himalaya (Devonian) 120

Italy
Italian translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Corriga M.G. and Corradini C.) 123
Corriga M.G., Corradini C. and Mossoni A.: The “Amphipora Limestone” at Mount Zermula in the Carnic Alps (Middle Devonian) 124
Simonetto L. and Corradini C.: The Rio del Museo section at Cason di Lanza, Carnic Alps (Pennsylvanian) 126
Scanu G.G., Corriga M.G., Pillola G.L. and Corradini C.: The mining area near Iglesias in southwestern Sardinia (Pennsylvanian) 128

Japan
Japanese translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Kido E., Kurihara T. and Tsukada K.) 131
Kurihara T.: The section in the Hikoroichi area of the South Kitakami Belt (Lower to Middle Devonian) 132
Tsukada K. and Manchuk N.: The section in the Fukuji-Hongo-Furukawa area of the Hida Gaien belt (Devonian to Carboniferous) 134
Higa K. and Nagai K.: The Akiyoshi Limestone of the Akiyoshi Accretionary Terrane (Carboniferous to Permian) 136

Latvia
Latvian translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Lukševics E. and Stinkulis G.) 139
Lukševics E. and Stinkulis G.: The Liepa Clay Pit in northern Latvia (Middle Devonian) 140
Lukševics E. and Stinkulis G.: The Remine Quarry in central Latvia (Upper Devonian) 142
Lukševics E. and Stinkulis G.: The Salaspils Quarry in central Latvia (Upper Devonian) 144
Lukševics E. and Stinkulis G.: The Pavari Site at the Ciecere River, south-western Latvia (Upper Devonian) 146

Lithuania
Lithuanian translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Lazauskiene J.) 149
Lazauskiene J., Baliukevicius A.: The Petrašiunai Quarry at the Pakruojis district (Devonian) 150

Malaysia
Malaysian translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Meor H.A.H.) 153
Hunter A.W., Bashardin A. and Meor H.A.H.: The Pulau Langgun section in the north-western Terrain (Upper Devonian) 154

Mongolia
Mongolian translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Sersmaa G.) 157
Sersmaa G., Ariunchimeg Ya., Kido E., Suttner T.J., Waters J.A., Atwood J.W. and Webster G.D.: The Samnuuruul Formation section of the Baruunhuurai Terrane (Upper Devonian) 158
Ariunchimeg Ya.: The section at Hoshoot of the Khovd Terrane (Pennsylvanian) 160

Iran
Persian translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Sardar Abadi M.) 163
Bahrami A. and Corradini C.: The Ghale-Kalaghu section in the Shotori Range (Devonian to Carboniferous) 164
Sardar Abadi M., Da Silva A.C. and Mossadegh H.: The Shahmirzad section in the Alborz Mountains (Mississippian) 166

Poland
Polish translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Racki G.) 169
Narkiewicz K. and Narkiewicz M.: The Zachelmie Quarry in the western Holy Cross Mountains (Middle Devonian) 170
Racki G.: The Kowala Quarry near Kielce in the Holy Cross Mountains (Upper Devonian) 172
Wójcik K.: The Ostrówka Quarry in the Holy Cross Mountains (Upper Devonian) 174
Skompski S.: The Ostrówka Quarry in the Holy Cross Mountains (Mississippian) 176
Skompski S.: The Raclawka Valley in the Cracow Region (Mississippian) 178

Russia
Russian translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Izokh N.G. and Obut O.T.) 181
Artyushkova O.V. and Mavrinskaya T.M.: The outcrop at the Belaya River in the Southern Urals (Lower Devonian) 182
Artyushkova O.V. and Kulagina E.I.: The Irendyk Range in the Southern Urals (Upper Devonian) 184
Artyushkova O.V. and Tagarieva R.Ch.: The Ryauzyak section in the Southern Urals (Upper Devonian) 186
Izokh N.G. and Obut O.T.: The outcrop near Razdol’noe Village in the Rudny Altai (Upper Devonian) 188
Kulagina E.I. and Pazukhin V.N.: The Sikaza section in the Southern Urals (Mississippian) 190
Kulagina E.I. and Nikolaeva S.V.: The Kugarchi section in the Zilair Zone of the Southern Urals (Mississippian) 192
Kulagina E.I. and Nikolaeva S.V.: The Bashkirian stratotype at Yuryuzan River in the Southern Urals (Pennsylvanian) 194

Slovenia
Slovenian translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Novak M.) 197
Novak M.: The section at Dovžan Gorge in the Southern Karavanke Mountains (Pennsylvanian) 198
Kolar-Jurkovšek T. and Jurkovšek B.: The outcrop at Ljubljana Castle Hill (Pennsylvanian) 200

Spanish translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Valenzuela-Rios J.I. and Liao J.-C.) 203
Argentina
Cingolani C.A., Uriz N.J., Manassero M.J. and Morel E.M.: The section near Uspallata-Caracoles de Villavicencio, Precordillera (Lower Devonian) 204
Siccardi A., Uriz N.J., Cingolani C.A. and Morel E.M.: The section of the Sierra de la Ventana Range (Middle Devonian) 206
Amenábar C.R.: The Chinguillos Group east of Blanco River in the Western Precordillera (Middle Devonian) 208
Amenábar C.R.: The section in the Rio Blanco Basin of the Western Precordillera (Upper Devonian to Mississippian) 210
Spain
Valenzuela-Rios J.I. and Liao J.-C.: The Compte-I section in the Central Pyrenees (Lower Devonian) 212
Liao J.-C. and Valenzuela-Rios J.I.: The Renanué section in the Central Pyrenees (Middle to Upper Devonian) 214
Uruguay
Uriz N.J., Siccardi A., Portillo N., Cingolani C. and Blanco G.: The outcrop near the town of Blanquillo, Paraná Basin (Lower Devonian) 216

Thailand
Thai translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Charoentitirat T., Nantasin P. and Sardsud A.) 219
Sardsud A., Königshof P. and Charoentitirat T.: The Mae Sariang section in northwestern Thailand (Upper Devonian) 220

Turkey
Turkish translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Yalçin M.N.) 223
Yalçin M.N.: The sequence of the Arabian Plate and the Taurids (Devonian) 224
Yalçin M.N.: The sequence of the Pontids (Devonian) 226

Ukraine
Ukrainian translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Grytsenko V.) 229
Grytsenko V.: The limestone quarry near Dzvenigorod Village in the Dniester River area (Upper Silurian to Lower Devonian) 230
Grytsenko V.: The outcrop near Khoudykivtsy Village in the Dniester River area (Lower Devonian) 232
Grytsenko V.: The outcrop near Nyrkiv Village in the Dniester area (Lower Devonian) 234

Vietnam
Vietnamese translation of the IGCP 596 project summary (Ta Hoa P.) 237
Doan Nhat T. and Ta Hoa P.: The Lung Cu: Ma Le section of the Dong Van Karst Plateau (Lower Devonian) 238
Doan Nhat T., Ta Hoa P. and Königshof P.: The section on Cát Bà Island (Mississippian) 240

Appendix 243
Recommended Literature 244
Figure captions 252
Authors 258
Acknowledgements 261

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