12 CRETACEOUS CORALS:
THE AGE OF TROPICAL BIOTA
The Ammonite Era nThe Angiosperms nThe Laramide Orogeny n
Cretaceous Warming nThe Inland Seas nAn Asteroid Impact 215
13 TERTIARY MAMMALS:
THE AGE OF ADVANCED SPECIES
The Mammalian EranMarine MammalsnTertiary Volcanicsn
Cenozoic Mountain BuildingnTertiary Tectonicsn
Closing of the Tethys 234
14 QUATERNARY GLACIATION:
THE AGE OF MODERN LIFE
The Human EranThe Pleistocene Ice Agesn
The Holocene InterglacialnMegahervibore Extinctionn
Glacial Geology 256
Conclusion 276
Glossary 277
Bibliography 288
Index 297
