TY - BOOK AU - Benton, M. J. AU - Harper, D. A. T. TI - Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record SN - 9781405186469 (hardback : alk. paper) U1 - 560 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Chichester, UK, Hoboken, NJ PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Evolutionary paleobiology KW - Paleobiology KW - Paleontology N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0815/200 8015534.html ER -