Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record - Benton, M. J. (Michael J.); Harper, D. A. T. (Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Publication, 2008)
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
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Evolutionary paleobiology; Paleobiology; Paleontology