Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record /
Benton, M. J.
Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record / Michael J. B enton, David A.T. Harper. - Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. - xii, 592 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Paleontology as a science -- Fossils in time and space -- Taphonomy and quality of the fossil record -- Paleoecology and paleoclimates -- M acroevolution 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 -- Spira lians 2 -- Ecdysozoa -- Deuterostomes echinoderms and hemichordates -- Fishes and basal tetrapods -- Dinosaurs and mammals -- Fossil plants -- Trace fossils -- Diversification of life.
9781405186469 (hardback : alk. paper) 1405186461 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781405141574 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1405141573 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2008-015534
Evolutionary paleobiology.
Paleobiology.
Paleontology.
560
Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record / Michael J. B enton, David A.T. Harper. - Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. - xii, 592 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Paleontology as a science -- Fossils in time and space -- Taphonomy and quality of the fossil record -- Paleoecology and paleoclimates -- M acroevolution 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 -- Spira lians 2 -- Ecdysozoa -- Deuterostomes echinoderms and hemichordates -- Fishes and basal tetrapods -- Dinosaurs and mammals -- Fossil plants -- Trace fossils -- Diversification of life.
9781405186469 (hardback : alk. paper) 1405186461 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781405141574 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1405141573 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2008-015534
Evolutionary paleobiology.
Paleobiology.
Paleontology.
560