Introduction to Paleobiology and the Fossil Record 1st Edition by Michael J Benton, David A T Harper ISBN 1405186461 9781405186469

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ISBN 10: 1405186461

ISBN 13: 9781405186469 

Author: Michael J. Benton, David A. T. Harper

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the science of the history of life. Paleobiologists bring many analytical tools to bear in interpreting the fossil record and the book introduces the latest techniques, from multivariate investigations of biogeography and biostratigraphy to engineering analysis of dinosaur skulls, and from homeobox genes to cladistics.

All the well-known fossil groups are included, including microfossils and invertebrates, but an important feature is the thorough coverage of plants, vertebrates and trace fossils together with discussion of the origins of both life and the metazoans. All key related subjects are introduced, such as systematics, ecology, evolution and development, stratigraphy and their roles in understanding where life came from and how it evolved and diversified.

Unique features of the book are the numerous case studies from current research that lead students to the primary literature, analytical and mathematical explanations and tools, together with associated problem sets and practical schedules for instructors and students.

“..any serious student of geology who does not pick this book off the shelf will be putting themselves at a huge disadvantage. The material may be complex, but the text is extremely accessible and well organized, and the book ought to be essential reading for palaeontologists at undergraduate, postgraduate and more advanced levels—both in Britain as well as in North America.” Falcon-Lang, H., Proc. Geol. Assoc. 2010

“…this is an excellent introduction to palaeontology in general. It is well structured, accessibly written and pleasantly informative …..I would recommend this as a standard reference text to all my students without hesitation.” David Norman Geol Mag 2010

Table of contents:

1. Preface

2. Fossils in time and space

3. Taphonomy and the quality of the fossil record

4. Paleoecology and paleoclimates

5. Macroevolution and the tree of life

6. Fossil form and function

7. Mass extinctions and biodiversity loss

8. The origin of life

9. Class Rostroconcha

10. Arthropods

11. Subphylum Crustacea

12. Echinoderms and hemichordates

13. Fishes and basal tetrapods

14. Dinosaurs and mammals

15. Fossil plants

16. Flowering plants

17. Protists

18. Origin of the metazoans

19. Sponges and corals

20. Lophophorates

21. Mollusks

22. Trace fossils

23. Diversification of life

24. Glossary

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