Geological and Biological Records of the End-Cretaceous Terrestrial Successions

Dear Colleagues,

The overall goal of this Special Issue of Geosciences is to set and evaluate the geological and biological records of the terrestrial successions in the last few millions of years before the Cretaceous–Paleogene mass extinction. The global comprehension of the end-Cretaceous terrestrial processes, mainly including biotic and physical interactions, needs strong worldwide research and integration. Out of the Western Interior continental formations of North America, our geologic and biologic knowledge of terrestrial successions from other regions of the planet is still scarce, so we need to set and explore the mechanisms that regionally and globally triggered the end-Cretaceous mass extinction event. A major goal is to understand how physical events occurred, and how they interacted with life on Earth during the last ten million years of the Mesozoic in distinct areas of the planet. This will also assist in better clarifying the role of the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event and how the ensuing recovery took place.

Specifically, this Special Issue aims to compile peer-reviewed studies in a multidisciplinary volume devoted to integrating, under a global scope, the biological (biology, ecology, distribution of organisms, ecosystem dynamics) and geological (geochronology, chronostratigraphy, sedimentary processes, biostratigraphy) records of the continental realm, to feature the evolution of the Campanian and Maastrichtian processes in the run-up to the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event.

Some of the significant topics that this Special Issue aims to cover are as follows:

• Geology of the terrestrial successions;
• Continental biostratigraphy and geochronology of the end-Cretaceous (Campanian and Maastrichtian) formations. The Cretaceous–Paleogene transition;
• Successions and paleobiogeography of terrestrial biotas;
• Trophic networks and physical parameters for the end-Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystems;
• Climatic and vegetation trends

Dr. Bernat Vila
Dr. Àngel Galobart
Guest Editors

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• Cretaceous–Paleogene mass extinction
• terrestrial successions
• faunal and floral evolution
• paleoclimate
• ecosystem dynamics