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Author: Natural History Museum London
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780565093051
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work provides information on which fossils one may expect to find amongst the wealth of geologic horizons occurring in Britain and at the same time aids the identification of the species once they have been found.
Author: David L. Dineley
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 708
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKGives a general outline of the classification and evolution of fishes from early Palaeozoic times onwards. This work describes the GCR sites in Britain from which important fish fossils have been obtained. It also describes the origins of the earliest tetrapods and their amphibian descendants.
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Published: 2017
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ISBN-13: 9780992997991
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bruce L. Stinchcomb
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780764329173
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplore the rich fossil record of the Paleozoic Era, from the Cambrian (545 million years ago) through the Permian (almost 300 million years ago) with 650 high quality color photos and detailed, highly readable text. Following his successful work on the earliest fossils, the author now starts at that time in earth's history when life blossomed into a variety of body plans (phyla), and explores the successive periods of the Paleozoic Era. These include the Cambrian; the early, mid-, and late Ordovician; the Silurian and Devonian with their numerous marine fossils and some of the earth's first land plants and early fish; the diverse land plants and peculiar marine life of the Carboniferous (Mississippian and Pennsylvanian periods); and the fossils of the Permian, including many fossils of life forms that would go extinct in the worlds greatest extinction event. This is a great book for fossil hunters of all ilks and anyone interested in the early remnants of life. Those who collect or trade fossils will find a useful guide to the values of the fossils.
Author: Robert Maurice Owens
Publisher: National Museum Wales
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 231
ISBN-13: 0720004225
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis catalogue lists all 'type and figured fossils' - those described, illustrated or referred to by geologists in scientific publications - up to the end of 1994.
Author: Gerald Mayr
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2016-09-08
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 1119020735
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKnowledge of the evolutionary history of birds has much improved in recent decades. Fossils from critical time periods are being described at unprecedented rates and modern phylogenetic analyses have provided a framework for the interrelationships of the extant groups. This book gives an overview of the avian fossil record and its paleobiological significance, and it is the only up-to-date textbook that covers both Mesozoic and more modern-type Cenozoic birds in some detail. The reader is introduced to key features of basal avians and the morphological transformations that have occurred in the evolution towards modern birds. An account of the Cenozoic fossil record sheds light on the biogeographic history of the extant avian groups and discusses fossils in the context of current phylogenetic hypotheses. This review of the evolutionary history of birds not only addresses students and established researchers, but it may also be a useful source of information for anyone else with an interest in the evolution of birds and a moderate background in biology and geology.
Author: Bruce L. Stinchcomb
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780764340307
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this second book on Paleozoic fossils, over 840 all new specimens from this period are provided, organized by biologic (taxonomic) position. It is a real eye candy feast for fossil enthusiasts. Come and explore the fossil evidence for a world that was ancient and long gone when the dinosaurs ruled the earth. Discover the sponges, archaeocyathids (reef builders), cnidaria, worms, brachiopods, bryozoans, mollusks, arthropods, echinoderms, and chordates that populated the oceans and inhabited the land from 535 to 235 million years ago. Much of the fossil record for this era reveals marine organisms in many forms, but this is also the period when clear evidence for plants and animals appears in hard rock. While the earth presents many natural barriers to the collecting of Paleozoic fossils, the author has overcome those barriers to present readers with a formidable collection.
Author: M.J. Benton
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9401105197
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume details all British sites that have yielded fossil reptiles, describing in detail the fifty most important localities and providing an extensive bibliography of everything published on British Fossil reptiles since 1676.
Author: Peter Doyle
Publisher: Shire Publications
Published: 2009-03-24
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780747806868
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe fossil-bearing rocks of the British Isles represent life from the last 2,900 million years and the UK is seen by many as the cradle of modern geology. Using the geological map of Britain, expert palaeontologist Peter Doyle offers a comprehensive guide to fossils in the UK, plotting the main fossil groups around the country, and relating them to the different ages of the rock in which they are found. With photographs of the fossils that can be discovered, and tips on how to find them yourself, British Fossils is the perfect companion for the novice fossil hunter or enthusiast.
Author: Jason A. Dunlop
Publisher: Siri Scientific Press
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 0956779549
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFossil arachnids date back more than 400 million years to the Silurian period, making them one of the first animal groups to appear in terrestrial ecosystems. This book provides information on what the arachnids are and their relationships to one another.
