| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 671 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
To the Student: Why Study Fossils? -- Part I. The Fossil Record : A Window on the Past -- The Fossil Record -- Variation in Fossils -- Species and Speciation -- Systematics -- Evolution -- Extinction -- Functional Morphology -- Paleoecology -- Biogeography -- Biostratigraphy -- Part II. Life of the Past and Present -- Life's Origins and Early Evolution -- Micropaleontology : Fossil Protistans -- Colonial Life : Sponges, Archaeocyathans, and Cnidarians -- The Lophophorates Brachiopods and Bryozoans -- Jointed Limbs -- Kingdom of the Seashell : The Molluscs -- Spiny Skins : The Echinoderms -- Dry Bones : Vertebrates and their Relatives -- Fossilized Behavior : Trace Fossils -- Traces of Earth's Green Mantle : Paleobotany -- Glossary |
| Summary |
"The leading textbook in its field, this work applies paleobiological principles to the fossil record while detailing the evolutionary history of major plant and animal phyla. It incorporates current research from biology, ecology, and population genetics. Written for biology and geology undergrads, the text bridges the gap between purely theoretical paleobiology and solely descriptive invertebrate paleobiology books, emphasizing the cataloguing of live organisms over dead objects. This third edition revises art and research throughout, expands the coverage of invertebrates, includes a discussion of new methodologies, and adds a chapter on the origin and early evolution of life."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 619-655) and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Paleobiology -- Textbooks
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Fossils -- Textbooks
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NATURE -- Animals -- Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures.
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NATURE -- Fossils.
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SCIENCE -- Paleontology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- General.
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Fossils
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Paleobiology
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0231536909 |
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9780231536905 |
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