Benton, M. J. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781405186469 (hbk.)  RM535.50 9781405141574 (pbk.)  RM295.82 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Evolutionary paleobiology<br/>Paleobiology<br/>Paleontology