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Fossil Conchostraca of the Southern Hemisphere and Continental Drift: Paleontology, Biostratigraphy, and Dispersal
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Acknowledgments
Abstract
Introduction
Continental Overview of Gondwana Estheriids
Systematic Descriptions
Antarctica
Lashly Mountains
Portal Mountain
Ohio Range
Brimstone Peak
Mauger Nunatak
Blizzard Heights and Environs
Storm Peak
Agate Peak
Carapace Nunatak
Australia
Buchan Caves Limestone, Victoria
Anderson Formation, Western Australia
Drummond Basin, Queensland
Newcastle Coal Measures, New South Wales
Other Permian Conchostracan Species
Arcadia Formation, Queensland
Hawkesbury Sandstone, New South Wales
Garie Beach, Narribean Group, Sydney Basin
Victoria
India
Po Series
Kawadsi
Pumwat
Panchet Formation, Raniganj Coal Field
Panchet Formation, East Bokaro Coal Field
Mangli Village
Mahadeva Formation
Andel Area, West Bengal
Kotá Formation, Kota Village and Environs
Lower Tal Formations, U.P. Himalayas
South America
Argentina
Chubut
Mendoza
Cordoba
Santa Cruz, Patagonia
Roca Blanca Formation
Bolivia
Ipaquazu Formation
Vitiacua Limestone
Palermo Canyon
Brazil
Bahia
Maranháo
Mato Grosso
Minas Gerais
Paraiba
Paraná
Pernambuco
Piaui
Rio Grande do Sul
Santa Catarina
Sao Páulo
Sergipe
Chile
High Cordillera
Aconcaqua
Antofagasta
Aranca
Colombia
Santander Massif
Montebel
Quebrado de los Indios
Guyana
Takutu River
Peru
Arica, Arequipa
Uruguay
Tacuaremb6 Formation
Venezuela
Merida and Environs
Sierra de Perija
Revised Systematic Taxonomy of Mitchell's Types
Taxonomic Clarification of Papers by Kozur and others Bearing on Taxa in this Memoir
Paleozoic/Mesozoic Dispersal of Conchostracan Taxa in the Southern Continents
Factors in Dispersal and Survival
Salinity tolerance
Conchostracan eggs
Egg transport
Transport by birds
Transport by "Noah's Ark
Aerial transport
Dispersal Evidence
Cornia
Estheriina
Palaeolimnadia
Cyclestherioides
Leaia
Pseudoasmussiata
Estheriella
Palaeolimnadiopsis
Identical and/or Related Fossil Conchostracan Species in the Southern Continents
Antarctica-Africa
Australia-Africa
Australia-Antarctica
Other Interrelationships between Southern Continents
India-Antarctica
India-Australia
South America-Africa-India
India-Antarctica-Australia
South America-Africa
USSR-China-Antarctica-Australia
Summary
Plates
1-39. Described and illustrated taxa from all southern continents
40-43. Mitchell's types
44. Illustrations for discussion of Kozur and others taxonomy
45-49. Photographs of conchostracan collecting sites in the southern continents
Appendix
Measured Sections and Fossil Biota Antarctica
Blizzard Heights
Storm Peak
Carapace Nunatak
Australia
Newcastle Coal Measures
India
Mangli
Raniganj Basin
Sironcha Reserve Forest and Environs
Evolutionary trends and morphologic aspects Newcastle Coal Measures, Australia
References Cited
Index: 1. General; 2. Scientific Names