Dominican Amber Spiders
Author : David Penney
Publisher : Siri Scientific Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 27,83 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Amber
ISBN : 0955863600
Author : David Penney
Publisher : Siri Scientific Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 27,83 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Amber
ISBN : 0955863600
Author : David Penney
Publisher :
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 46,10 MB
Release : 1999
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Author : George O. Poinar
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 22,92 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691057286
The Poinars are world leaders in the study of amber fossils and have spent years examining the uniquely rich supply that has survived from the ancient forests of the Dominican Republic. They draw on their research here to reconstruct in words, drawings, and spectacular color photographs the ecosystem that existed on the island of Hispaniola between fifteen and forty-five million years ago. The Poinars present richly detailed drawings of how the forests once appeared. They discuss how and when life colonized Hispaniola and what caused some forms to become extinct. Along the way, they describe how amber is formed, how and where it has been preserved, and how it is mined, sold, and occasionally forged for profit today.
Author : Rafael Jie Chiang Wu
Publisher :
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 29,41 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Amber
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Author : Wolfgang Schawaller
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,69 MB
Release : 1981
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Author : David Penney
Publisher : Siri Scientific Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 43,55 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Amber fossils
ISBN : 0955863651
Compared to insects, fossil spiders have received only scant attention in the literature. Previously, the only works available were numerous scientific papers, many published in foreign languages. Most of these are basic descriptive taxonomic works, with very few considering broader biological concepts. Despite a significant increase in the discovery and description of fossil spiders within the last quarter Century this void remained unfilled. Thus, this short monograph aims to achieve several objectives. Firstly, to provide general and up to date background information on the overall importance and diversity of fossils spiders, including an indication of those groups for which the taxonomy is spurious and in need of reassessment. Secondly, to discuss the techniques available for working with fossil spiders and some of the problems encountered by palaeoarachnologists, including bias and limitations of the spider fossil record. Thirdly, the overall evolutionary history of spiders is summarized in the form of an evolutionary tree, which is subsequently used to address key issues of broad interest, such as origins, diversifications and extinctions, including the effects of mass extinctions and predator-prey co-radiations. Finally, the contribution that fossil data can make to understanding the past and present biogeography of the order is considered. This book should be of interest to both amateur and professional arachnologists and palaeontologists and will also serve as a general palaeontological reference work for neonologists studying extant spiders.
Author : David Penney
Publisher : Siri Scientific Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 19,26 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Amber fossils
ISBN : 095586366X
Author : Patty C. Rice
Publisher : Geoscience Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,59 MB
Release : 2002-03-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780945005292
The best available reference on amber is now revised and updated. Dr. Rice's Amber presents a comprehensive reference for the general collector, carver, or the scientist. She begins with the history of amber, which moves from the Stone Age through archaeological finds, ancient writings and medieval chronicles, and then on to explore the scientific studies of amber and how it attained commercial value. Amber provides information on the cultural changes relating to amber jewelry plus the mystical powers attributed to the gem. It is updated to include information on mining in the Baltic areas as well as new information on DNA Coding.
Author : Wolfgang Schawaller
Publisher :
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 23,5 MB
Release : 1982
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Author : David Penney
Publisher : Siri Scientific Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 10,26 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Amber fossils
ISBN : 0955863643