Palaeontology

Any inference drawn from plain remains recovered from archaeological sites is based on the classes of such remains that are, at present, possible to identify.

Originally published in 1995, The Antievolution Pamphlets of William Bell Riley is the fourth volume in the series, Creationism in Twentieth Century America, reissued in 2021.

Without plants, there would be no life on earth.

Previous volumes in this 'Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research' (DPER) series have focussed on providing in-depth descriptions of palaeoenvironmental techniques or have described the applications of these approaches on various regional bases.

This volume provides individual treatments of the major molluscan taxa.

The Great Ice Age documents and explains the natural climatic and palaeoecologic changes that have occurred during the past 2.

The life, death and afterlife of one of the true icons of extinction, the Great AukThe great auk was a flightless, goose-sized bird superbly adapted for life at sea.

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

Et si nous nous étions fourvoyés sur ce que fut l’homme de Néandertal ?

Plant-centred issues are fundamental in the definitions and explanations of the Neolithic as a phenomenon.

The History of British Birds reviews our knowledge of avifaunal history over the last 15,000 years, setting it in its wider historical and European context.

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The Chengjiang biota is one of the most remarkable fossil discoveries ever made.

These proceedings contain selected papers from the Special Symposium, organised by the Argentine Association of Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies in October 2017.

This volume is a compilation of papers of the final meeting of the IGCP Project 201, Quaternary of South America.

In the follow up to Darwin's Lost World, Martin Brasier introduces the quest for the missing history of life and the cell.

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

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

Including the work of 12 authors from institutions such as Colorado State University, Frostburg State University, Michigan State University, Salisbury University, Texas Woman's University, University of Birmingham, University of California; Irvine, University of California; Merced, and William Jessup University, Rocklin; California, the collection of essays explores the broad range of animals who share our planet and attempts to recognize our responsibility as humans to take their interests seriously.

Pour saisir les origines de l’homme, il ne s’agit pas seulement de rechercher comment son corps s’est transformé ou quelles ont été ses migrations ; c’est la naissance de la pensée, de la culture, de l’art, de la religion même, qu’il faut tenter de cerner pour mieux comprendre comment il est devenu l’homme.

Species Problems and Beyond offers a collection of up-to-date essays discussing from an interdisciplinary perspective the many ramifications of the 'Species Problem.

This book summarizes the taxonomic details of selected fossil angiosperm pollen genera and species along with their affinity and occurrences in space and time.

The first detailed collation of the evolution, ecology and conservation of some of South America''s least-known, and most endangered, primates.

This 30st jubilee volume (2010) of "e;Palaeoecology of Africa"e; looks back and reflects the "e;state of the art"e; of what is actually known on former African climates and ecosystems in the format of review articles authored by specialists in the field.

When the The Dinosauria was first published more than a decade ago, it was hailed as "e;the best scholarly reference work available on dinosaurs"e; and "e;an historically unparalleled compendium of information.

The environmental setting within the Central Sahara was subject to considerable changes during Late Quaternary, mainly driven by major global climate variations, although human impact increased constantly since Early Holocene.

How can the tracks of dinosaurs best be interpreted and used to reconstruct them?

Strontium and its isotopes provide solutions to important geologic problems and offer clues about seminal events in Earth history.

Sauropod dinosaurs were the largest animals ever to walk the earth, and they represent a substantial portion of vertebrate biomass and biodiversity during the Mesozoic Era.

Originally published in 1933 Functional Affinities of Man, Monkeys and Apes gives a taxonomic and phylogenetic survey and the findings of diverse experimental investigations of lemurs, monkeys, and apes.

This volume is a compilation of papers of the final meeting of the IGCP Project 201, Quaternary of South America.

Qui était Lucy ?

Highlighting the latest research on Actualistic Taphonomy (AT), this book presents the outcomes of a meeting that took place in Montevideo, Uruguay, in October 2017.

With his groundbreaking findings and extensive research, palaeontologist and dino hunter Dr Phil Currie challenges the very foundations of traditional dinosaur theories.

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in virtually all habitats.

Always a controversial and compelling topic, the origin of life on Earth was considered taboo as an area of inquiry for science as recently as the 1950s.

Originally published in 1983, The Earth Sciences: An Annotated Bibliography is a compact and thematically organized guide that provides comprehensive access to themes and areas of study in the earth sciences.

The long-awaited fourth edition of a classic text, now fully revised and updated for the molecular era.

This volume is intended to show how stable isotopes can be applied to understanding the palaeoenvironment.

A comprehensive and cohesive account of the evolution story, written for undergraduate students from a variety of biological disciplines.

This Brief analyses and discusses the laterites in the Bengal Basin.

Originally published in 1995, The Antievolution Pamphlets of Harry Rimmer is the sixth volume in the series, Creationism in Twentieth Century America.

Argues that knowledge of something''s history makes a difference to how we engage with it aesthetically.

The first book to review the entire field of taphonomy for advanced students and professionals.