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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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