Eocene Vertebrate Fauna and Flora in Canada's High Arctic
Offered By: Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
Life at the top of the Greenhouse Eocene world - the Eocene vertebrate fauna and flora in Canada's High Arctic
Why do paleontology in Eocene-aged rocks of the Canadian Arctic?
Bird's Eye View of the fossil bearing rocks of the Margaret Formation, central Ellesmere Island
Paleogene terrestrial vertebrates occur in the Margaret Formation, Eureka Sound Group
Eocene Arctic Paleoclimate - what do the fossils indicate?
Oxygen isotope ratios in vertebrate bones and teeth can be used for estimating paleotemperature
Early Eocene Arctic Continental Temperature Estimates
Today's Latitudinal Diversity Gradient
Large Eocene Arctic mammals
What is missing from the Eocene High Arctic?
Eocene Arctic marine fauna comes from Banks Island, NWT
Carcharios tourus is a living analog for the Eocene Arctic sand tiger sharks.
Paleogeographic reconstruction of Eocene Arctic
Eocene Arctic Ocean salinity
Taught by
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
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