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This book provides readers with a well-balanced blend of high-quality photographs, figures and accompanying texts on the identification of trace fossils, both in core and in outcrop. Ichnological data has become increasingly important in sedimentological and...
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Springer
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2017-03-15
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The graptolites constitute one of the geologically most useful taxonomic groups of fossils for dating rock successions, understanding paleobiogeography and reconstructing plate tectonic configurations in the Lower Palaeozoic. Graptolites were largely planktic, marine...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2017-03-14
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TOPA Topics in Paleobiology
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The celebrated lower Cambrian Chengjiang biota of Yunnan Province, China, represents one of the most significant ever paleontological discoveries. Deposits of ancient mudstone, about 520 million years old, have yielded a spectacular variety of exquisitely preserved...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2017-03-09
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This book provides practical morphological information, together with detailed illustrations and concise texts explaining each entry. The book details the morphological characters of each organism, providing fundamental information for palaeontologists and...
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Springer
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2016-11-30
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Springer Geology
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A discussion and description of prehistoric fish within an international series Material of six osteolepiform genera is described in Morphology, Phylogeny and Taxonomy of Osteolepiform Fish. This publication is Number 61 within the Fossils and Strata series. The...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2016-10-18
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Fossils and Strata Monograph Series
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Cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) have fascinated and bewildered humans throughout history. Their mammalian affinities have been long recognized, but exactly which group of terrestrial mammals they descend from has, until recently, remained in the dark. Recent...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2016-03-29
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TOPA Topics in Paleobiology
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PALEOECOLOGY PALEOECOLOGYPast, Present and Future Paleoecology is a discipline that uses evidence from fossils to provide an understanding of ancient environments and the ecological history of life through geological time. This text covers the fundamental approaches...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2016-02-09
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Laurens Baas Becking was a pioneer in the field of microbial ecology and the father of Geobiology. This is the first English translation of Baas Becking’s Geobiologie: of Inleiding tot de Millieukunde published in Dutch in 1934. This book provides a fascinating view of...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2015-09-24
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Vertebrate palaeontology is a lively field, with new discoveries reported every week… and not only dinosaurs! This new edition reflects the international scope of vertebrate palaeontology, with a special focus on exciting new finds from China. A key aim is to explain...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2014-08-04
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This book focuses on the first vertebrates to conquer land and their long journey to become fully independent from the water. It traces the origin of tetrapod features and tries to explain how and why they transformed into organs that permit life on land. Although the...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2014-03-19
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TOPA Topics in Paleobiology
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A newly discovered, diverse sponge fauna of early Silurian age, is described from Gotland, Sweden. This is the first Silurian sponge assemblage known from Baltica, and the only diverse Llandoverian assemblage known worldwide. The fauna includes 20 genera and 29...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2014-02-27
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Fossils and Strata Monograph Series
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„Lebensspuren im Stein“ bietet spannende Einblicke in längst vergangene Lebenswelten Mitteleuropas. Jedes Hauptkapitel ist einer Periode der Erdgeschichte zugeordnet und gibt neben einem Überblick über die Geologie einen fundierten Einblick in die jeweiligen...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2013-10-24
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Virtual palaeontology, the use of interactive three-dimensional digital models as a supplement or alternative to physical specimens for scientific study and communication, is rapidly becoming important to advanced students and researchers. Using non-invasive techniques,...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2013-10-23
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Analytical Methods in Earth and Environmental Science
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This monograph describes early Ordovician (Ibexian: Tremadocian–early Floian) trilobites from Northern Spitsbergen from the section through the Kirtonryggen Formation adjacent to Hinlopen Strait. The Formation is divided into three Members, each with distinct trilobites...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-10-22
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Fossils and Strata Monograph Series
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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. They also provide important data for evolutionary studies, and contribute to our understanding of the extinction of organisms and...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-04-16
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An up-to-date atlas of an important fossil and living group, with the Natural History Museum. Deep-sea benthic foraminifera have played a central role in biostratigraphic, paleoecological, and paleoceanographical research for over a century. These single–celled marine...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2013-04-03
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This text is designed for students and anyone else with an interest in the history of life on our planet. The author describes the biological evolution of Earth’s organisms, and reconstructs their adaptations to the life they led, and the ecology and environment in...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2013-01-22
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The study of dinosaurs has been experiencing a remarkable renaissance over the past few decades. Scientific understanding of dinosaur anatomy, biology, and evolution has advanced to such a degree that paleontologists often know more about 100-million-year-old dinosaurs...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2012-02-28
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TOPA Topics in Paleobiology
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Presents the different types of dinosaurs and reconstructs their appearance, habits and behavior and the world in which they flourished. Also describes important fossil finds. Includes a helpful dictionary of dinosaur names. A must-have for all dino enthusiasts.
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Rare Treasure Editions
Parution :
2021-11-06
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