Palaeontology

Published in 1913: The object of the present work is to throw some light on the theory of Descent.

Are there dinosaurs in the Bible?

An in-depth look at the fish that inhabit the fresh waters of Britain and Ireland.

Concerns about the effects of global climate change have focused attention on the vulnerability of circumpolar regions.

A selection of papers presented at the 13th International Conference of the International Bryozoology Association held in Concepci n Chile in January 2004 and hosted by the Universidad de Concepci n and Universidad Cat lica de la Sant ma Concepci n.

"e;Peking Man,"e; a cave man once thought a great hunter who had first tamed fire, actually was a composite of the gnawed remains of some fifty women, children, and men unfortunate enough to have been the prey of the giant cave hyena.

This book is a collection of papers presented at the 9th International Conference of Military Geoscience that was held in 2011.

L'humanité a eu son âge d'or, son époque de paix entre ses populations et d'harmonie avec la nature, son époque d'insouciance et de jeux sans fin.

Mainland Southeast Asia is one of the world's key regions for trafficking of illegal goods.

This unique volume of thirty essays, by fifty-three internationally known scholars, honours C.

This two-volume book provides a comprehensive, detailed understanding of paleoclimatology beginning by describing the "e;proxy data"e; from which quantitative climate parameters are reconstructed and finally by developing a comprehensive Earth system model able to simulate past climates of the Earth.

Explains the current state of play in relation to biodiversity loss and explores a sustainable path for the future.

Proclaims the enjoyment of teaching, studying and learning outdoors via the inspirational stories of some remarkable people.

The field of paleoclimatology relies on physical, chemical, and biological proxies of past climate changes that have been preserved in natural archives such as glacial ice, tree rings, sediments, corals, and speleothems.

Ostracods, small aquatic Crustacea, occur in almost every marine, brackish and freshwater habitat.

Feathers are one of the most unique characteristics of modern birds and represent the most complex and colourful type of skin derivate within vertebrates, while also fulfilling various biological roles, including flight, thermal insulation, display, and sensory function.

Written for researchers, university lecturers and advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in all fields of archaeological and anthropological study, this collection features new research from different excavation sites around Indonesia together with pioneering expert analysis.

Bringing together experts from several disciplines, this volume collects the best papers presented at the international workshop on 'Environmental and Cultural Change in West and Central Africa, held in Cameroon, March 2006.

A unique study of Ice Age human and carnivore bone damage and its importance in understanding ancient life in Siberia.

An interactive way to foster appreciation and understanding of our planet's endangered species!

Earth Sciences, Volume X: Principles of Zoological Micropalaeontology highlights the morphological, phylogenetic and ecological analysis of microfossils.

British Bats is a comprehensive account of the natural history of these fascinating animals, from their origins and evolution to their feeding habits and reproduction.

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Originally published in 1987, Human Evolution looks at theories of the evolution of human behaviour (contemporary at the time of publication).

Invertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution is well established as the foremost palaeontology text at the undergraduate level.

The Boids are back in town .

The Holocene provides students, researchers and lay-readers with the remarkable story of how the natural world has been transformed since the end of the last Ice Age around 15,000 years ago.

This study provides a stimulating critique of contemporary evolutionary thought, analyzing the Modern Synthesis first developed by Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ernst Mayr, and George Gaylord Simpson.

Qui ne s’intéresse pas aux origines de l’homme ?

This book explores the underlying forces that have shaped the history and prehistory of the earth and humanity.

The revolution in science that is transforming our understanding of extinct lifeWe used to think of fossils as being composed of nothing but rock and minerals, all molecular traces of life having vanished long ago.

Quaternary studies provide the essential context for evaluation of what is happening with the earth's climate today, and to clarify our vulnerability to hazardous natural processes.

I pull on my balaclava and step onto the bridge wing.

Scores of wild species and ecosystems around the world face a variety of human-caused threats, from habitat destruction and fragmentation to rapid climate change.

Taking a new global approach, this unique book provides an updated review of the geology of Iberia and its continental margins from a geodynamic perspective.

Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids takes us on a journey through 65 million years, from the aftermath of the extinction of the dinosaurs to the glacial climax of the Pleistocene epoch; from the rain forests of the Paleocene and the Eocene, with their lemur-like primates, to the harsh landscape of the Pleistocene Steppes, home to the woolly mammoth.

Voici le récit de Raymonde Bonnefille, une des rares femmes à avoir participé aux expéditions archéologiques et paléontologiques en Éthiopie dans les années 1970.

The Mascarene islands in the southern Indian Ocean - Mauritius, R union and Rodrigues - were once home to an extraordinary range of birds and reptiles.

Beautifully illustrated complete evolutionary history of insects: their living diversity, relationships and 400 million years of fossils.

Discusses the theory behind kinesthetic learning and how it fits into a student-centered, active-learning paleontology classroom.

Patterns of evolution, as illustrated by the fossil record

This book provides a complete Phanerozoic story of palaeogeography, using new and detailed full-colour maps, to link surface and deep-Earth processes.

A controversial challenge to current views of evolution, for the general reader.

Fossils provide a powerful tool for the study of the nearly 4-billion-year history of life, and its role in the evolution of Earth systems.

Over the last 20 years the Aucilla River Prehistory Project has been one of the most f- cinating stories unfolding in Florida.

Until about 13,000 years ago, North America was home to a menagerie of massive mammals.

Land bridges are the causeways of biodiversity.