Palaeontology

This Element provides a hypothesis-driven look at testing models for diversification in Cambrian echinoderms.

Recent biodiversity studies, reported here for the first time, have shown that the molluscan fauna of the Gulf of Mexico is far richer and more complex than previously thought.

This monograph describes early Ordovician (Ibexian: Tremadocian early Floian) trilobites from Northern Spitsbergen from the section through the Kirtonryggen Formation adjacent to Hinlopen Strait.

"e;There is no branch of detective science which is so important and so much neglected as the art of tracing footsteps.

« Quatre-vingts ans de souvenirs, de rencontres, de voyages, d’initiatives, de résultats, de succès, de joies, de plein de petits plaisirs et de tout petits malheurs, de grands éblouissements.

Mass extinctions, the fossil record, and whether we can avoid a disastrous human-made mass extinction event.

One of today's major geoscientific controversies centres on the origin of the Archean granite-greenstone terranes.

Simone Marchi presents the emerging story of how cosmic collisions shaped both the solar system and our own planet, from the creation of the Moon to influencing the evolution of life on Earth.

During the last few years, the number of contributions to the Paleontology of Mexico has increased considerably.

The term "e;carbon cycle"e; is normally thought to mean those processes that govern the present-day transfer of carbon between life, the atmosphere, and the oceans.

Reading the Soil Archives: Unraveling the Geoecological Code of Palaeosols and Sediment Cores, Volume 19, provides details of new techniques for understanding geological history in the form of quantitative pollen analyses, soil micromorphology, OSL (Optically Stimulated Luminescence) dating, phytolith analysis and biomarker analysis.

This book focuses on the evolution of sedimentary basins of the Arabian Plate and its surroundings.

This book provides a representative assessment of the state of the art of research on Paleogene rotaliid larger foraminifera.

Outlines best practices in incorporating experiential learning for paleontology courses.

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.

An introduction to chimpanzee behavior and conservation, synthesizing findings from long-term field studies in the African rainforest belt.

A valuable guide to scoring crown and root traits in human dentitions for ancestry estimation and biodistance analysis.

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.

Relatively, a new discipline, Paleontology is the study of ancient Life forms that have inhabited our earth, and of the fossils that remain behind.

This captivating book, laced with evocative anecdotes from the field, gives the first holistic, up-to-date overview of dinosaurs and their world for a wide audience of readers.

Showcases current advances in our understanding of the evolution of the mammalian order Carnivora.

Although the species is one of the fundamental units of biological classification, there is remarkably little consensus among biologists about what defines a species, even within distinct sub-disciplines.

Phylogenomics: A Primer, Second Edition is for advanced undergraduate and graduate biology students studying molecular biology, comparative biology, evolution, genomics, and biodiversity.

The word 'aliens' can be used in many ways, to invoke fear, dislike and fascination.

'An honest, compelling and important account, and a critical plea for a fusion of farming, food and nature to provide global ecological security' CHRIS PACKHAMWhy are so many animals facing extinction?

AMINO ACIDS AND PROTEINS IN FOSSIL BIOMINERALS An essential cross-disciplinary guide to the proteins that form biominerals and that are preserved in the fossil record Amino Acids and Proteins in Fossil Biominerals is an authoritative guide to the patterns of survival and degradation of ancient biomolecules in the fossil record.

Highlights the advantages of using the tripartite model within a Bayesian framework for estimation of time calibrated phylogenetic trees.

This book is a condensed summary of a broad spectrum of the geological heritage of the Middle Atlas.

Eight thousand years ago, when the sea cut Britain off from the rest of the Continent, the island's fauna was very different: most of the animals familiar to us today were not present, whilst others, now extinct, were abundant.

Knowledge of the evolutionary history of birds has much improved in recent decades.

The evolutionary history of life includes two primary components: phylogeny and timescale.

The successful early adaptations of man involve a complex interplay of biological and cultural factors.

Echinoid taphonomy biases are analyzed and contextualized with new studies and fossil taxa to aid further evolutionary and ecological study.

Every day, in natural history museums all across the country, colonies of dermestid beetles diligently devour the decaying flesh off of animal skeletons that are destined for the museums specimen collection.

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.

Relatively, a new discipline, Paleontology is the study of ancient Life forms that have inhabited our earth, and of the fossils that remain behind.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Flora und Biostratigraphie des Oberkarbons im Svoge-Becken (VR Bulgarien)" verfügbar.

It's time to shun our perfectionist society and discover the beauty in everything!

Sea-Birds introduces us to the sea-birds of the North Atlantic, an ocean in which about half the world sea-bird species have been seen at one time or another.

Il y a 70 millénaires, l’histoire prend subitement son envol.

The Study of Benthic Communities

Vertebrate Ichnology: Introduction, History, Methodology and Devonian-Neogene Tetrapod Tracks is a complete review and analysis of vertebrate trace fossils, including how vertebrate trace fossils inform our understanding of major evolutionary events.

The celebrated lower Cambrian Chengjiang biota of Yunnan Province, China, represents one of the most significant ever paleontological discoveries.

'A must read for all wildlife lovers' Dominic DyerFoxes, buzzards, crows, badgers, weasels, seals, kites - Britain and Ireland's predators are impressive and diverse and they capture our collective imagination.

The Triassic period is generally viewed as the beginning of the Age of Dinosaurs.

Sauropodomorpha Huene 1932 is one of the most successful groups of dinosaurs, including the most abundant and diverse herbivorous forms with a worldwide record, extending from the late Triassic to the late Cretaceous.

What would alien visitors in the far future, piecing together the history of earth, find of our brief reign?

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