Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record

By:

Benton, M. J [Author]

Contributor(s):

Harper, D. A. T

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008.Description: xii, 592 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cmISBN:

9781405186469 (hardback : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

560 22

LOC classification:

QE721.2.E85 B46 2008

Online resources:

Table of contents only

Contents:

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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Directorate of Library Services (UDSM)	Archaeology Department	QE721.2.E85.B46 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		000000321769

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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