Author: Gerard Ramon CasePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fishes, Fossil
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Fossil Shark and Fish Remains of North America
Author: Gerard Ramon CasePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fishes, Fossil
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Abstracts of North American Geology
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1006
Book Description
Fossil Ecosystems of North America
Author: Paul SeldenPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1840765070
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Most major recent advances in understanding the history of life on Earth have been through the study of exceptionally well preserved biotas (Fossil-Lagerstätten). These are windows on the history of life on Earth and can provide a fairly complete picture of the evolution of ecosystems through time. This book follows the success of Evolution of Fossil Ecosystems by the same authors which covered Fossil-Lagerstätten around the world. The success of the first book prompted this new book which draws on four localities from the original book and adds another ten, all located in North America. Following an introduction to Fossil-Lagerstätten, each chapter deals with a single fossil locality. Each chapter contains a brief introduction placing the Lagerstätte in an evolutionary context; there then follows a history of study of the locality; the background sedimentology, stratigraphy and palaeoenvironment; a description of the biota; discussion of the palaeoecology, and a comparison with other Lagerstätten of a similar age and/or environment. At the end of the book is an Appendix listing museums in which to see exhibitions of fossils from each locality and suggestions for visiting the sites.
Your Inner Fish
Author: Neil ShubinPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307377164
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The paleontologist and professor of anatomy who co-discovered Tiktaalik, the “fish with hands,” tells a “compelling scientific adventure story that will change forever how you understand what it means to be human” (Oliver Sacks). By examining fossils and DNA, he shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our heads are organized like long-extinct jawless fish, and major parts of our genomes look and function like those of worms and bacteria. Your Inner Fish makes us look at ourselves and our world in an illuminating new light. This is science writing at its finest—enlightening, accessible and told with irresistible enthusiasm.
Vertebrate Coprolites
Author: Adrian P. HuntPublisher: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
ISBN:
Category : Coprolites
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Geologic Literature on North America
Author: Americas Antiquities: 100 Years of Managing Fossils on Federal Lands
Author: Spencer G. LucasPublisher: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
ISBN:
Category : Historical geology
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Bibliography of North American Geology
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1086
Book Description
1919/28 cumulation includes material previously issued in the 1919/20-1935/36 issues and also material not published separately for 1927/28. 1929/39 cumulation includes material previously issued in the 1929/30-1935/36 issues and also material for 1937-39 not published separately.
Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States
Author: Jasper BurnsPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801841453
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
A lovely and loving piece of work, both an introduction to the hobby of fossil collecting and a beautifully illustrated field guide, with the author's drawings of some 450 fossil specimens and descriptions of 46 specific sites in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia where they can be found. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
A Beachcomber's Guide to Fossils
Author: Bob GalePublisher: Wormsloe Foundation Nature Boo
ISBN: 9780820357324
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Millions of years before humans began visiting Atlantic and Gulf coast beaches, amazing creatures roamed this region. They are gone now but left behind fossil treasures you can pick up today. A Beachcomber's Guide to Fossils uses hundreds of color close-up photos and detailed descriptions to show you how to recognize these exciting finds. This field guide will help you uncover mysteries hiding among the seashells, sand, and driftwood. You'll learn to identify remnant bones and teeth from mammoths, sharks, armadillos, tortoises, and many other prehistoric giants.