Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record /
Benton, M. J.
Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record / Michael J Benton, David A.T. Harper - Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Publication, 2008 - xii, 592 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Paleontology as a science[m3] -- 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
9781405186469 (hbk.) RM535.50 9781405141574 (pbk.) RM295.82
Evolutionary paleobiology
Paleobiology
Paleontology
Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record / Michael J Benton, David A.T. Harper - Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Publication, 2008 - xii, 592 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Paleontology as a science[m3] -- 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
9781405186469 (hbk.) RM535.50 9781405141574 (pbk.) RM295.82
Evolutionary paleobiology
Paleobiology
Paleontology