Palaeontology category: 374 books
South American and Antarctic Continental Cenozoic Birds
Paleobiogeographic Affinities and Disparities
Language: English
Release Date: December 25, 2012
Modern birds (Neornithes) are represented by two big lineages, the Palaeognathae (Tinamiformes + Ratitae) and the Neognathae [Galloanserae + Neoaves (Metaves + Coronoaves)]. Both clades sum approximately 10,000 species of which 60% are Passeriformes (the most diverse clade of terrestrial vertebrates)....
Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context
Volume 1: Geology, Geochronology, Paleoecology and Paleoenvironment
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2011
This volume 1 and its companion volume 2 present the results of new investigations into the geology, paleontology and paleoecology of the early hominin site of Laetoli in northern Tanzania. The site is one of the most important paleontological and paleoanthropological sites in Africa, worldrenowned...
by Jean Chaline
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Paleontology of Vertebrates is an introductory text for students in Earth Sciences. It offers the basic knowledge and describes the evolution of vertebrate groups, successfully applying the cladistic approach. The reader will learn how vertebrate paleontology can contribute to solve problems in various...
by Juliana Sterli, Ignacio Maniel, Marcelo S. de la Fuente
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013
The extended continental South American turtle record (Norian to Lujanian) allows us to follow the evolution of this reptile clade from its origins. Several significant stem turtle taxa such as: Palaeochersis talampayensis and Condorchelys antiqua provide information on the first steps of turtle evolution....
The Acheulian Site of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov Volume III
Mammalian Taphonomy. The Assemblages of Layers V-5 and V-6
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2011
Multidisciplinary research on the Early-Middle Pleistocene site of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov has yielded abundant climatic, environmental, ecological and behavioral records. The 15 archaeological horizons form a sequence of Acheulian occupational episodes on the shore of the paleo-Lake Hula. These enable...
Dinosaurs, Birds, and Pterosaurs of Korea
A Paradise of Mesozoic Vertebrates
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2018
This is the first academic book about the dinosaurs, birds and pterosaurs of Korea, one of the richest and most exciting regions on earth for the study of vertebrate ichnology. Many ichnogenera appear indigenous to Korea, and based on present evidence there is nowhere else in the world where such...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2015
This two-volume work is a testament to the abiding interest and human fascination with ammonites. We offer a new model to explain the morphogenesis of septa and the shell, we explore their habitats by the content of stable isotopes in their shells, we discuss the origin and later evolution of this...
by P. Giresse
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2007
West Africa and the eastern Atlantic stretching from Mauritania in the north to Namibia in the south offer a large latitudinal stretch incorporating nearly symmetrical climatic gradients from the Equator. On the time scale of Quaternary Glacial and Interglacial cycles, today, we possess well-documented...
Plot, The
A Brilliant and Startling Theory on the Origin and Demise of the Dinosaurs
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2010
Who created the dinosaurs? Did God create them along with Adam, Eve, and the rest of earth's creatures? Or were they part of an insidious plot by Lucifer to use DNA manipulation to destroy humankind in the days before the Deluge?
Follow young Richard Campbell, his friends and family as he learns...
Summary & Study Guide - The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
A New History of a Lost World
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2018
If you thought you knew all about dinosaurs, you will learn much more in this book.
The must-read summary of “The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World,” by Steve Brusatte.
Dinosaurs, the world's most fearsome creatures, vanished sixty-six million years ago....
Palaeoartist's Handbook
Recreating prehistoric animals in art
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2018
Extinct worlds live again in palaeoart: artworks of fossil animals, plants and environments carefully reconstructed from palaeontological and geological data. Such artworks are widespread in popular culture, appearing in documentaries, museums, books and magazines, and inspiring depictions of dinosaurs...
Bone Histology of Fossil Tetrapods
Advancing Methods, Analysis, and Interpretation
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2013
The microscopic examination of fossilized bone tissue is a sophisticated and increasingly important analytical tool for understanding the life history of ancient organisms. This book provides an essential primer and manual for using fossil bone histology to investigate the biology of extinct tetrapods....
The Late Triassic World
Earth in a Time of Transition
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
This volume presents the latest science on all significant geological and paleontological aspects of the Earth during the Late Triassic Period. Rather than presenting a collection of narrowly focused research papers, the volume consists of a series of peer-reviewed chapters on specific aspects of...
The Study of Trace Fossils
A Synthesis of Principles, Problems, and Procedures in Ichnology
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
In 1971 I published a review of ichnology other concentrating only on traces made (Houston AAPG: SEPM Trace Fossil Field by a certain group of organisms, regardless Trip Guidebook) that I thought could be of their setting. Nevertheless, needless re dundancy has hopefully been eliminated. expanded...