Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record /
Benton, M. J.
Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record / Michael J. Benton, David A.T. Harper. - Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell ; 2009. - xii, 592 p. : illustration, maps ; 28 cm.
Includes glossary and index.
Paleontology as a science -- 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.
9781405186469 (hardback : alk. paper) 1405186461 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781405141574 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1405141573 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2008015534
Evolutionary paleobiology.
Paleobiology.
Paleontology.
QE721.2.E85 / B46 2009
560
Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record / Michael J. Benton, David A.T. Harper. - Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell ; 2009. - xii, 592 p. : illustration, maps ; 28 cm.
Includes glossary and index.
Paleontology as a science -- 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.
9781405186469 (hardback : alk. paper) 1405186461 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781405141574 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1405141573 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2008015534
Evolutionary paleobiology.
Paleobiology.
Paleontology.
QE721.2.E85 / B46 2009
560