Fossil Shark and Fish Remains of North America
Author : Gerard Ramon Case
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Page : 32 pages
File Size : 28,87 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Fishes, Fossil
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Author : Gerard Ramon Case
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 28,87 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Fishes, Fossil
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Author : Gerard R. Case
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Page : 20 pages
File Size : 48,34 MB
Release : 1967
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Author : John Strong Newberry
Publisher :
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 14,10 MB
Release : 1890
Category : Fishes, Fossil
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Author : Geological Survey (U.S.)
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Page : 1006 pages
File Size : 47,60 MB
Release : 1967-07
Category : Geology
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Author : Paul Selden
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 42,35 MB
Release : 2008-03-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 1840765070
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.
Author : Adrian P. Hunt
Publisher : New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 26,65 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Coprolites
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Page : 1182 pages
File Size : 39,48 MB
Release : 1923
Category : Geology
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Author : Neil Shubin
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 25,62 MB
Release : 2008-01-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 0307377164
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.
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Page : 856 pages
File Size : 43,98 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Geology
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Author : Spencer G. Lucas
Publisher : New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 45,76 MB
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Historical geology
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