E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten
Selden / Nudds Evolution of Fossil Ecosystems, Second Edition
2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-84076-623-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-84076-623-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Evolution of Fossil Ecosystems describes all of the main Fossil Lagerstätten (sites of exceptional fossil preservation) from around the world in a chronological order. It covers the history of research, stratigraphy and taphonomy, main faunal and floral elements, and the palaeoecology of each site and gives a comparison with coeval sites around the world. It includes all of the well-known fossil sites, such as the Burgess Shale, the Solnhofen Limestone, Mazon Creek, Rancho La Brea etc., and includes an appendix giving information on how to visit the sites and where to see the fossils in museum displays.
Available now in its second edition, Lagerstätten included for the first time include Chengjiang, the Herefordshire Nodules and the Jehol Group. A welcome addition to the list of important localities of Cenozoic age is the White River Group, which preserves the finest examples of mammals around the Eocene-Oligocene boundary, including many now-extinct groups.
The book is beautifully illustrated throughout with over 450 colour photographs and diagrams, and it is extensively referenced. Evolution of Fossil Ecosystems is essential reading to a wide range of students and professionals in palaeontology and related sciences, and to amateur enthusiasts.
Zielgruppe
Undergraduate and graduate students and professionals in palaeontology / palaeobiology, evolution, sedimentology, stratigraphy, earth sciences, biological sciences and environmental sciences, amateur scientists / geologists
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction
1. Ediacara
2. Burgess Shale
3. Chengjiang
4. Soom Shale
5. Herefordshire Nodules
6. Hunsruck Slate
7. Rhynie Chert
8. Mazon Creek
9. Karoo
10. Grès à Voltzia
11. Holzmaden Shale
12. Morrison Formation
13. Solnhofen Limestone
14. Jehol Group
15. El Montsec and Las Hoyas
16. Santana and Crato Formations
17. Grube Messel
18. White River Group
19. Baltic Amber
20. Rancho La Brea
Appendix 1 – Further reading
Appendix 2 – Museums and site visits
Index
