Changing Landscapes in the Tien Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan
Offered By: Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the dynamic geological and ecological history of the Tien Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan through this 55-minute lecture by Dr. Win McLaughlin from Oberlin College. Delve into the rapid uplift of these young mountains and its profound impact on ecosystems over the past 10 million years. Discover how the region transformed from semi-forested landscapes inhabited by tusked rhinos, spike-headed giraffes, and giant hyenas to its current state. Learn about the ongoing seismic activity and its implications for human settlements, particularly Bishkek's 1.5 million residents. Examine fossil records that provide insights into the uplift process and ecological changes. Gain understanding of the intricate relationships between taxonomy, taphonomy, and tectonics in Kyrgyzstan. Reflect on the lecture's key takeaways and their relevance to present and future environmental challenges.
Syllabus
Changing Landscapes in the Tien Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan
Why Kyrgyzstan? • Geology results in huge hazards to infrastructure and lives . Cool fossils...but almost no scientific attention to said fossils • Fossils provide records of uplift and ecological change
Seismic Hazard?
Bishkek: 1.5 million people
Stratigraphic context
Kochkor Basin
Meet the mammals!
Wait... what is it?
Taxonomy - Taphonomy
Taphonomy - Tectonics Kyrgyzstan
Take-home messages
Implications for today and tomorrow
Questions?
Taught by
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
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