Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record
Benton, M. J.
Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record - Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008. - xii, 592 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Paleontology as a science -- Fossils in time and space -- Taphonomy and quality of the fossil record -- Paleoecology and paleoclimates -- Macroevolution and the tree of life -- Fossil form and function -- Mass extinctions and biodiversity loss -- The origin of life -- Protists -- Origin of the metazoans -- The basal metazoans -- Spiralians I -- Spiralians 2 -- Ecdysozoa -- Deuterostomes echinoderms and hemichordates -- Fishes and basal tetrapods -- Dinosaurs and mammals -- Fossil plants -- Trace fossils -- Diversification of life.
9781405186469 (hardback : alk. paper)
2008015534
Evolutionary paleobiology.
Paleobiology.
Paleontology.
QE721.2.E85 / B46 2008
560
Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record - Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008. - xii, 592 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Paleontology as a science -- Fossils in time and space -- Taphonomy and quality of the fossil record -- Paleoecology and paleoclimates -- Macroevolution and the tree of life -- Fossil form and function -- Mass extinctions and biodiversity loss -- The origin of life -- Protists -- Origin of the metazoans -- The basal metazoans -- Spiralians I -- Spiralians 2 -- Ecdysozoa -- Deuterostomes echinoderms and hemichordates -- Fishes and basal tetrapods -- Dinosaurs and mammals -- Fossil plants -- Trace fossils -- Diversification of life.
9781405186469 (hardback : alk. paper)
2008015534
Evolutionary paleobiology.
Paleobiology.
Paleontology.
QE721.2.E85 / B46 2008
560