MICHAEL J. MELCHIN
PUBLICATIONS
Melchin, M.J. (in press). Restudy of
some Ordovician-Silurian boundary graptolites from
Melchin,
M.J. 2007. Biostratigraphic
and paleobiogeographic significance of some Aeronian (Lower Silurian) graptolites from the Arisaig Group,
Dawson, D.H. and Melchin, M.J. 2007. A possible transitional stage between the resorption porus and the primary porus in early monograptid graptolites. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica, 46(supp.): 89-94.
Mitchell, C.E., Goldman, D., Klosterman, S.L., Maletz, J., Sheets, H.D., and Melchin, M.J. 2007. Phylogeny of the Ordovician Diplograptoidea. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica, 46(supp.): 332-339.
Mitchell, C.E., Sheets, H.D., Belscher, K.
Melchin, M.J. and Holmden, C. 2006a. Upper Ordovician carbon isotope chemostratigraphy in Arctic Canada: implications for Hirnantian global correlation. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 334: 186-200.
Melchin, M.J. and
Holmden, C. 2006b. Carbon isotope chemostratigraphy of the Llandovery in Arctic Canada: Implications for global
correlation and sea-level change. GFF (Journal of the
Geological Society of
Chen
X., Rong J.-y., Fan J.-x., Zhan R.-b., Mitchell, C.E.,
Harper, D.A.T., Melchin, M.J., Peng P., Finney, S.C.,
and Wang X.-f.. 2006. The
Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP)
for the base of the Hirnantian Stage (the uppermost
of the Ordovician System). Episodes, 29: 183-196.
Chen, X., Melchin, M.J., Sheets, H.D.,
Mitchell, C.E., and Fan, J.-x. 2005. Patterns and processes of Latest
Ordovician graptolite extinction and recovery based on data from
Chen, X., Fan, J.-x., Melchin, M.J. and Mitchell, C.E. 2005. Graptolites of the Hirnantian Substage (latest Ordovician) from the Upper
Melchin,
M.J.,
Chen, X., Melchin, M.J. Fan, J.-x., and Mitchell, C.E. 2003. The Ashgillian graptolite fauna of the Yangtze regions and biogeographical distribution of diversity in the latest Ordovician. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 175: 141-148.
Maletz, J., Mitchell, C.E., Melchin, M.J. and Dunlavey,
T., 2003. Revision of the Castlemainian
isograptid (graptolite) biostratigraphy
in western
Melchin, M.J., 2003. Restudying a global stratotype for the base of the Silurian: a progress report.
In: G. Ortega and G.F. Aceñolaza (Editors),
Proceedings of the 7th International Graptolite Conference & field Meeting
of the International Subcommission on Silurian Stratigraphy. INSUGEO, Serie Correlación Geológica. Comunicarte Editorial, Tucumán,
Argentina, pp. 147-149.
Melchin, M.J., Holmden, C. and Williams, S.H., 2003.
Correlation of graptolite biozones, chitinozoan biozones, and carbon
isotope curves through the Hirnantian. In: G.L. Albanesi, M.S. Beresi and S.H.
Peralta (Editors), Ordovician from the
Mitchell, C.E., Melchin, M.J., Sheets, H.D., Chen, X.
and Fan, J.-x., 2003. Was the Yangtze Platform a refugium
for graptolites during the Hirnantian (Late
Ordovician) mass extinction? In: G.L. Albanesi, M.S. Beresi and S.H. Peralta (Editors), Ordovician from the
Melchin, M.J. and Koren’, T.N. 2001. Morphology and phylogeny of some early Silurian (mid-Rhuddanian) monograptid graptolites from the south Urals of Russia. Journal of Paleontology, 75, 165-185.
Russel, J.C., Melchin, M.J. and Koren’, T.N.
2000. Development, taxonomy and phylogenetic
relationships of some species of Paraclimacograptus (Graptoloidea) from
the Canadian Arctic and the Southern Urals of
Koren’,
T.N. and Melchin, M.J. 2000. Lowermost Silurian
graptolites from the
Melchin, M.J. 1999. Origin of the Retiolitidae: insights from a new graptolite genus from the early Silurian of Arctic Canada. Lethaia, 32:261-269.
Russel, J.C., Melchin, M.J. and Koren’, T.N.
2000. Development, taxonomy and phylogenetic
relationships of some species of Paraclimacograptus
(Graptoloidea) from the Canadian Arctic and the
Southern Urals of
Melchin, M.J. 1998. Morphology and phylogenetic classification of some Early Silurian diplograptid genera from
Melchin, M.J., Koren', T.N. and Storch, P. 1998. Global diversity and
survivorship patterns of Silurian Graptoloids.
In: Silurian Cycles: Linkages of Dynamic Stratigraphy
with Atmospheric, Oceanic and Tectonic Changes.
Bergstrom, S.M., Huff, W.D., Kolata, D.R. and
Melchin, M.J. 1998. Occurrence and significance of Silurian K-bentonite beds at
Melchin, M.J. and
Lenz, A.C. and Melchin, M.J. 1998. Graptolite faunas.
In: Correlation Chart and Biostratigraphy of the
Silurian Rocks of
Melchin, M.J., Koren', T.N. and Williams, S.H.1998. Global correlation of the lower part of the earliest Silurian Akidograptus ascensus-Parakidograptus
acuminatus Zone. In Proceedings of the Sixth
International Graptolite Conference of the GWG (IPA) and the 1998 Field Meeting
of the International Subcommission on Silurian Stratigraphy (ICS-IUGS), Gutiérrez-Marco,
J.C. and Rábano, I. (eds.). Instituto Tecnológico Geominero
de España, Temas Geológico-Mineros, 23, pp. 107-108.
Melchin, M.J.1998.
A hydrodynamic function for the graptoloid
virgella. In Proceedings of the Sixth
International Graptolite Conference of the GWG (IPA) and the 1998 Field Meeting
of the International Subcommission on Silurian Stratigraphy (ICS-IUGS), Gutiérrez-Marco,
J.C. and Rábano, I. (eds.). Instituto Tecnológico Geominero
de España, Temas Geológico-Mineros, 23, pp. 218-219.
Russel, J. and Melchin, M.J. 1998. A proposed graptolite taphofacies model.
In Proceedings of the Sixth International Graptolite Conference of the GWG
(IPA) and the 1998 Field Meeting of the International Subcommission
on Silurian Stratigraphy (ICS-IUGS), Gutiérrez-Marco, J.C. and Rábano,
I. (eds.). Instituto Tecnológico Geominero de España, Temas Geológico-Mineros, 23, pp.
252-254.
Lukasik, J. J. and
Melchin, M.J. 1997. Morphology
and classification of some Early Silurian monograptids
(Graptoloidea) from the Cape Phillips Formation,
Lenz, A.C and Melchin, M.J. 1997. Phylogenetic analysis of the Silurian Retiolitidae. Lethaia, 29, 301-309.
Melchin, M.J. and Doucet, K.M. 1996. Modelling flow patterns in conical dendroid graptolites. Lethaia, 29, 39-46.
Waldron, J.W.F., Murphy, J.B., Melchin, M.J. and
Gentzis, T., de Freitas, T., Goodarzi, F., Melchin, M.J. and Lenz, A.C. 1996. Thermal maturity of Lower Paleozoic successions in Arctic Canada. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 80, pp. 1065-1084.
Koren, T.N., Lenz, A.C., Loydell, D.K., Melchin, M.J., Storch, P. and Teller, L. 1996. A Silurian standard graptolite zonation. Lethaia, 29, 59-60.
Coniglio, M. and Melchin, M.J. 1995. Petrology and
isotope geochemistry of diagenetic carbonates in the
Lower Cape Phillips Formation,
van Hinte, J.E., Ruffman, A., van den Boogaard, M., Jansonius, J., van Kempen, T.M.G., Melchin, M.J. and Miller, T.H. 1995. Paleozoic microfossils from Orphan Knoll, NW Atlantic Ocean. Scripta Geologica, 109, pp. 1-63.
Melchin, M.J. and
Melchin, M.J. 1994. Graptolite extinction at the Llandovery-Wenlock boundary. Lethaia, v. 27, pp. 287-290
Lukasik, J.J. and Melchin, M.J. 1994. Morphology and astogeny of Atavograptus primitivus (Li) from the earliest Silurian of Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada. Journal of Paleontology, v. 68, pp. 1159-1163.
Loydell, D.K., Storch, P. and Melchin, M.J. 1993. Taxonomy, evolution and biostratigraphical importance of the Llandovery graptolite genus Spirograptus. Palaeontology, v. 36, pp. 909-926.
Melchin, M.J. and Mitchell, C.E. 1991. Late Ordovician
extinction in the Graptoloidea. In Advances in
Ordovician Geology, C.R. Barnes and S.H. Williams, (eds.).
Geological Survey of
Melchin, M.J., McCracken, A.D. and Oliff, F.J.
1991. The Ordovician-Silurian boundary on Cornwallis and
Lenz, A.C. and Melchin, M.J. 1991. Wenlock (Silurian) graptolites, Cape Phillips Formation,
Lenz, A.C. and Melchin, M.J. 1990. Wenlock graptolite biostratigraphy, Cape
Phillips Formation,
Melchin, M.J. 1989. Llandovery graptolite biostratigraphy and paleobiogeography, Cape Phillips Formation,
Lenz, A.C. and Melchin, M.J. 1989. Monograptus spiralis and its relationship to early cyrtograptids. Journal of Paleontology, v. 63, pp. 341-348.
Melchin, M.J. 1987. Upper Ordovician graptolites from
the Cape Phillips Formation,
Lenz, A.C. and Melchin, M.J. 1987. Silurian retiolitids from the Cape Phillips Formation,
Lenz, A.C. and Melchin, M.J. 1987. Peridermal
and interthecal tissue in Silurian retiolitid graptolites: with examples from
Lenz, A.C. and Melchin, M.J. 1987. A synrhabdosome
of Saetograptus fritschi
cf. linearis (Boucek) from
Melchin, M.J. and Lenz, A.C. 1986. Uncompressed
specimens of Monograptus turriculatus
(Barrande, 1850) from
Melchin, M.J. and Legault, J.A. 1985. Evolutionary lineages in some Ordovician Chitinozoa. Palynology, v. 9, pp. 199-210.
Books and Book
Chapters:
Melchin, M.J. and MacRae, R.A. 2005. The Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the Ordovician-Silurian Arisaig Group,
Melchin, M.J., Cooper, R.A., and Sadler,
P.M. 2004. The Silurian Period. In F.M. Gradstein,
J.G. Ogg, and A.G. Smith (eds.), A Geologic Time
Scale 2004, Cambridge University Press, pp. 188-201.
Fan Junxuan,
Melchin, M.J. Coniglio, M.,
Armstrong, D.K. and
Coniglio, M., Melchin, M.J. and