Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record - Benton, M. J. (Michael J.); Harper, D. A. T. (Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Evolutionary paleobiology; Paleobiology; Paleontology