Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. List of Contributors ix
5. Definitions xi
6. Introduction xvii
7. 1. Principles and Procedures 1
8. 2. Mammalian Biochronology of the Latest Cretaceous 21
9. 3. Paleocene Biochronology: The Puercan Through Clarkforkian Land Mammal Ages 43
10. 4. Wasatchian Through Duchesnean Biochronology 106
11. 5. The Chadronian, Orellan, and Whitneyan North American Land Mammal Ages 156
12. 6. Mammalian Biochronology of the Arikareean Through Hemphillian Interval (Late Oligocene Through Early Pliocene Epochs) 169
13. 7. The Blancan, Irvingtonian, and Rancholabrean Mammal Ages 232
14. 8. Global Events and the North American Mammalian Biochronology 315
15. Systematic Index 345
16. Subject Index 363