The Elements Of Palaeontology
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Author |
: Rhona M. Black |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 424 |
Release |
: 1988 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521348366 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521348362 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Elements of Palaeontology by : Rhona M. Black
Introduction to paleontology that covers all the groups of fossilized organisms.
Author |
: Rhona M. Black |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 347 |
Release |
: 1970-12-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521096154 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521096157 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Elements of Palaeontology by : Rhona M. Black
Author |
: Robert Wynn Jones |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 382 |
Release |
: 2006-05-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780521841993 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0521841992 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Applied Palaeontology by : Robert Wynn Jones
Palaeontology has developed from a descriptive science to an analytical science used to interpret relationships between earth and life history. This book highlights its key role in the study of the evolving earth, life history and environmental processes. After an introduction to fossils and their classification, each of the principal fossil groups are studied in detail, covering their biology, morphology, classification, palaeobiology and biostratigraphy. The latter sections focus on the applications of fossils in the interpretation of earth and life processes and environments.
Author |
: David Raup |
Publisher |
: Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 498 |
Release |
: 1978-03-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0716700220 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780716700227 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis Principles of Paleontology by : David Raup
Presents principles of paleontology at an undergraduate level Emphasizes theory and concepts over details of morphology and the fossil record Profusely illustrated with photographs, charts, graphs, and tables
Author |
: Robert L. Carroll |
Publisher |
: New York [N.Y.] : W.H. Freeman |
Total Pages |
: 698 |
Release |
: 1988 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0716718227 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780716718222 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution by : Robert L. Carroll
Author |
: Stanley Hedeen |
Publisher |
: University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages |
: 201 |
Release |
: 2014-07-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780813150079 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0813150078 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis Big Bone Lick by : Stanley Hedeen
Shawnee legend tells of a herd of huge bison rampaging through the Ohio Valley, laying waste to all in their path. To protect the tribe, a deity slew these great beasts with lightning bolts, finally chasing the last giant buffalo into exile across the Wabash River, never to trouble the Shawnee again. The source of this legend was a peculiar salt lick in present-day northern Kentucky, where giant fossilized skeletons had for centuries lain undisturbed by the Shawnee and other natives of the region. In 1739, the first Europeans encountered this fossil site, which eventually came to be known as Big Bone Lick. The site drew the attention of all who heard of it, including George Washington, Daniel Boone, Benjamin Franklin, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and especially Thomas Jefferson. The giant bones immediately cast many scientific and philosophical assumptions of the day into doubt, and they eventually gave rise to the study of fossils for biological and historical purposes. Big Bone Lick: The Cradle of American Paleontology recounts the rich history of the fossil site that gave the world the first evidence of the extinction of several mammalian species, including the American mastodon. Big Bone Lick has played many roles: nutrient source, hallowed ground, salt mine, health spa, and a rich trove of archaeological and paleontological wonders. Natural historian Stanley Hedeen presents a comprehensive narrative of Big Bone Lick from its geological formation forward, explaining why the site attracted animals, regional tribespeople, European explorers and scientists, and eventually American pioneers and presidents. Big Bone Lick is the history of both a place and a scientific discipline: it explores the infancy and adolescence of paleontology from its humble and sometimes humorous beginnings. Hedeen combines elements of history, geology, politics, and biology to make Big Bone Lick a valuable historical resource as well as the compelling tale of how a collection of fossilized bones captivated a young nation.
Author |
: Frank M (Frank Michler) 18 Chapman |
Publisher |
: Legare Street Press |
Total Pages |
: 356 |
Release |
: 2021-09-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1015232167 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781015232167 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis Australasian Fossils, a Students' Manual of Palaeontology by : Frank M (Frank Michler) 18 Chapman
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author |
: Adrienne Mayor |
Publisher |
: Princeton University Press |
Total Pages |
: 489 |
Release |
: 2013-10-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781400849314 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1400849314 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis Fossil Legends of the First Americans by : Adrienne Mayor
The burnt-red badlands of Montana's Hell Creek are a vast graveyard of the Cretaceous dinosaurs that lived 68 million years ago. Those hills were, much later, also home to the Sioux, the Crows, and the Blackfeet, the first people to encounter the dinosaur fossils exposed by the elements. What did Native Americans make of these stone skeletons, and how did they explain the teeth and claws of gargantuan animals no one had seen alive? Did they speculate about their deaths? Did they collect fossils? Beginning in the East, with its Ice Age monsters, and ending in the West, where dinosaurs lived and died, this richly illustrated and elegantly written book examines the discoveries of enormous bones and uses of fossils for medicine, hunting magic, and spells. Well before Columbus, Native Americans observed the mysterious petrified remains of extinct creatures and sought to understand their transformation to stone. In perceptive creation stories, they visualized the remains of extinct mammoths, dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and marine creatures as Monster Bears, Giant Lizards, Thunder Birds, and Water Monsters. Their insights, some so sophisticated that they anticipate modern scientific theories, were passed down in oral histories over many centuries. Drawing on historical sources, archaeology, traditional accounts, and extensive personal interviews, Adrienne Mayor takes us from Aztec and Inca fossil tales to the traditions of the Iroquois, Navajos, Apaches, Cheyennes, and Pawnees. Fossil Legends of the First Americans represents a major step forward in our understanding of how humans made sense of fossils before evolutionary theory developed.
Author |
: David E. Fastovsky |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 433 |
Release |
: 2012-08-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781107276468 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1107276462 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dinosaurs by : David E. Fastovsky
Updated with the material that instructors want, Dinosaurs continues to make science exciting and understandable to non-science majors through its narrative of scientific concepts rather than endless facts. It now contains new material on pterosaurs, an expanded section on the evolution of the dinosaurs and new photographs to help students engage with geology, natural history and evolution. The authors ground the text in the language of modern evolutionary biology, phylogenetic systematics, and teach students to examine the paleontology of dinosaurs exactly as the professionals in the field do using these methods to reconstruct dinosaur relationships. Beautifully illustrated, lively and engaging, this edition continues to encourage students to ask questions and assess data critically, enabling them to think like a scientist.
Author |
: David Penney |
Publisher |
: Siri Scientific Press |
Total Pages |
: 225 |
Release |
: 2014-07-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780957453067 |
ISBN-13 |
: 095745306X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis Fossil Insects by : David Penney
Palaeoentomology represents the interface between two huge scientific disciplines: palaeontology – the study of fossils, and entomology – the study of insects. However, fossils rarely feature extensively in books on insects, and likewise, insects rarely feature in books about fossils. Similarly, college or university palaeontology courses rarely have an entomological component and entomology courses do not usually consider the fossil record of insects in any detail. This is not due to a lack of insect fossils. The fossil record of insects is incredibly diverse in terms of taxonomic scope, age range (Devonian to Recent), mode of preservation (amber and rock) and geographical distribution (fossil insects have been recorded from all continents, including Antarctica). In this book the authors aim to help bridge the palaeontology–entomology gap by providing a broadly accessible introduction to some of the best preserved fossil insects from a wide range of deposits from around the globe, many of which are beautifully illustrated by colour photographs. Also covered are insect behaviour and ecology in the fossil record, sub-fossil insects, trace fossils and insect species longevity. Just as insects are useful as ecological indicators today, the same can be expected to be true of the past. Such applications of the insect fossil record are briefly discussed. It is hoped that this book will encourage a few future researchers to enter the fascinating realm of palaeoentomology and to this end there is a section on how to become a palaeoentomologist. However, it is aimed at a much broader audience – those with an interest in fossils and/or insects in general, who will no doubt marvel at the diversity and excellent preservation of the fossils illustrated.