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GGLAB v. 1 and v. 2 Global Geological Record of Lake Basins (GGLAB) are part of a continuing worldwide project to collate geologic data on lake basins from the Precambrian and the Phanerozoic. GGLAB v.1 was published in 1994 by Cambridge University Press as part of their World and Regional Geology Series entitled Global Geological Record of Lake Basins and GGLAB v.2 was published in 2000 as AAPG Studies in Geology 46 entitled Lake Basins Through Space and Time. We are continuing to record the number of lake basins preserved in the geologic record for the GGLAB inventory (see form below); however, the focus of this newest book will be the organization of regional paleogeographic syntheses of time slices or windows (Precambrian, Cambrian-Devonian, Carboniferous-Permian, Permo-Triassic, Triassic Jurassic, Early Cretaceous, Late Cretaceous, Paleocene-Eocene, Oligocene, and Miocene-Pliocene, Plio-Pleistocene, Holocene). The global overview of lake distribution through time can now be utilized to contribute to resource exploration, understanding of climate change patterns, and continental paleoecology. Anyone interested in researching and submitting a regional synthesis paper is encouraged to use the GGLAB database. The linked data entry form shows the information needed to enter a lake basin in the GGLAB inventory. The interactive form is in Adobe PDF format. If you have not already done so, PLEASE take the time to enter your lake basin by filling out the information and sending it to Elizabeth (Beth) Gierlowski-Kordesch at: gierlows@ohio.edu.  As built into the form, the world is divided into eight major regions (EUR, NAMER, SAMER, ASIA, AFR, ME (MIDDLE EAST), AUS, AND CHINA.) Age is designated as the Era (PC, Pz, Mz, Cz, Q) followed by period (Mio, Plio, K, Tr-J, Dev. etc.). The lifetime of a lake basin is normally different than that of the lake deposit. Latitude and longitude of the central point of the lake basin will aid in future plotting on paleogeographic maps. Basin type refers to the tectonic origin(s) of the lake basin. Please add as many references (citations) as possiblefor the basin. These will also be entered into the GGLAB Reference Database. Mail printed forms to:  Free! |