TOPA Topics in Paleobiology – serie
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Graptolite Paleobiology
Av Jörg Maletz
Häftad, 2017
727 kr
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The graptolites constitute one of the geologically most useful taxonomic groups of fossils for dating rock successions, understanding paleobiogeography and reconstructing plate tectonic configurations in the Lower Palaeozoic. Graptolites were largely planktic, marine organisms, and as one of the …
Dinosaur Paleobiology
Inbunden, 2012
1660 kr
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The study of dinosaurs has been experiencing a remarkable renaissance over the past few decades. Scientific understanding of dinosaur anatomy, biology, and evolution has advanced to such a degree that paleontologists often know more about 100-million-year-old dinosaurs than many species of living …
Dinosaur Paleobiology
Häftad, 2012
944 kr
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The study of dinosaurs has been experiencing a remarkable renaissance over the past few decades. Scientific understanding of dinosaur anatomy, biology, and evolution has advanced to such a degree that paleontologists often know more about 100-million-year-old dinosaurs than many species of living …
Amphibian Evolution
The Life of Early Land Vertebrates
Häftad, 2014
678 kr
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This book focuses on the first vertebrates to conquer land and their long journey to become fully independent from the water. It traces the origin of tetrapod features and tries to explain how and why they transformed into organs that permit life on land. Although the major frame of the topic lies …
Paleobiology of Ammonoids and their Relatives
Inbunden, 2026
1077 kr
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The expert guide to the evolution and fossil record of cephalopods In Paleobiology of Ammonoids and their Relatives, Dr. McGowan delivers an up-to-date and comprehensive exploration of the evolution and biology of cephalopods that is written for non-specialists and experts in invertebrate biology …
Paleobiology of the Polycystine Radiolaria
Av David Lazarus, Noritoshi Suzuki m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
1868 kr
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Polycystine radiolaria are exclusively marine protists and are found in all ocean waters, from polar regions to the tropics, and at all water depths. There are approximately 600 distinct described living species and several thousand fossil species of polycystines. Radiolarians in general, and …
Bryozoan Paleobiology
Häftad, 2020
1252 kr
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Bryozoa are among the most abundant yet least understood of phyla in the fossil record. These exclusively colonial animals can be traced back to the Ordovician as fossils and are common elements of sediments deposited in shallow marine environments. On occasion their calcareous skeletons are …
Cetacean Paleobiology
Av Felix G. Marx, Olivier Lambert m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
678 kr
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Cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) have fascinated and bewildered humans throughout history. Their mammalian affinities have been long recognized, but exactly which group of terrestrial mammals they descend from has, until recently, remained in the dark. Recent decades have produced a …
Avian Evolution
The Fossil Record of Birds and its Paleobiological Significance
Av Gerald Mayr
Inbunden, 2016
1005 kr
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Knowledge of the evolutionary history of birds has much improved in recent decades. Fossils from critical time periods are being described at unprecedented rates and modern phylogenetic analyses have provided a framework for the interrelationships of the extant groups. This book gives an overview …
Graptolite Paleobiology
Av Jörg Maletz
Inbunden, 2017
1572 kr
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The graptolites constitute one of the geologically most useful taxonomic groups of fossils for dating rock successions, understanding paleobiogeography and reconstructing plate tectonic configurations in the Lower Palaeozoic. Graptolites were largely planktic, marine organisms, and as one of the …
