Author: Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Advisory Committee for Systematics Resources in Vertebrate PaleontologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Fossil Vertebrates in the United States
Author: Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Advisory Committee for Systematics Resources in Vertebrate PaleontologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1969-1972
Author: Publisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 081371141X
Category : Vertebrates, Fossil
Languages : en
Pages : 783
Book Description
The Systematics Community
Author: Stephen R. EdwardsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Associations, institutions, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The Beginning of the Age of Dinosaurs
Author: Kevin PadianPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521367790
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Around 210 million years ago, life on Earth experienced sweeping changes. Many archaic reptiles and mammalian predecessors became extinct and were replaced by dinosaurs, pterosaurs, crocodiles, turtles, mammals, and essentially all of the major modern vertebrate groups except the birds. This period of change, which took place over a period of approximately five to ten million years, ushered in the beginning of the 'Age of Dinosaurs,' a period that lasted 160 million years to the end of the Cretaceous 65 million years ago. In the past decade, paleontologists have come to know a great deal more about this crucial interval of time. New discoveries, ideas, and insights from scientists in many related- disciplines have created new paradigms about the beginning of the 'Age of Dinosaurs.' What were the animals that preceded the dinosaurs like? How did the dinosaurs originate, and what do we know of their early history? Was their ascent tied to evolutionary innovations, global climatic and ecological changes, or just chance factors? How do paleontologists decide about the evidence preserved in the fossil record, and what areas now require major thought and reevaluation? In this book, 31 specialists in the paleontology of this era consider these and other questions related to Late Triassic and Early Jurassic times - the beginning of the 'Age of Dinosaurs,' its fauna, flora, climate, stratigraphic relationships, and major evolutionary changes. The book is divided into sections on background, Late Triassic taxa and faunas, changes across the boundary, Early Jurassic taxa and faunas, and major macroevolutionary patterns. This comprehensive volume is richly illustrated and is intended for students and professionals in the areas of paleontology, evolutionary biology, geology, and vertebrate zoology. Introductory and summary chapters are provided to acquaint the non-specialist with the issues and the setting of this interval of time in which the ancestral components of the modem fauna, as well as the Dinosauria, first appeared to rule the Earth.
Antarctic Journal of the United States
Author: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author: Contributions to Geology
Author: The Order Microsauria
Author: Robert Lynn CarrollPublisher: American Philosophical Society
ISBN: 9780871691262
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This volume discusses in particular the suggested relationship of microsaurs with reptiles and the determination of the ancestry of the various groups of living amphibians. Twenty-five general of microsaurs are recognized in this work. Contents: History of the Microsaur Concept; Definition of Micrausaurs; Methods of Study; Taxonomy; Systematic Description; Comparative Anatomy; Relationships of Microsaurs; Geological and Geographical Distribution and Biology of Microsaurs; Summary; and References Cites. Illustrations.
Vertebrate Paleontology in New Mexico
Author: Spencer G. LucasPublisher: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
ISBN:
Category : Paleontology
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
LATE CENOZOIC VERTEBRATES FROM THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST: A TRIBUTE TO ARTHUR H. HARRIS
Author: Gary S. MorganPublisher: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description