Vertebrate Microfossil Assemblages
Vertebrate Microfossil Assemblages

Author: Julia T. Sankey

Publisher:

Published: 2008-04-17

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13:

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This volume presents state-of-the-art papers on important topics and methods in the analysis of vertebrate microfossil assemblages. The minute remains of animals and plants have proven very useful to paleontologists as tools for dating large fossils, describing the environments which existed at the time the fossils were deposited, and identifying and mapping the extent of local floras and faunas, among other things. Due to the large sample sizes that can be obtained, the chance to recover rare taxa is much higher than it is during a search for skeletal remains. Analysis of the data produced from microvertebrate localities can address a wide range of questions as these papers clearly demonstrate.

New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs
New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs

Author: Michael J. Ryan

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 658

ISBN-13: 0253353580

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Easily distinguished by the horns and frills on their skulls, ceratopsians were one of the most successful of all dinosaurs. This volume presents a broad range of cutting-edge research on the functional biology, behavior, systematics, paleoecology, and paleogeography of the horned dinosaurs, and includes descriptions of newly identified species.

Bonebeds
Bonebeds

Author: Raymond R. Rogers

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2010-02-15

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 0226723739

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The vertebrate fossil record extends back more than 500 million years, and bonebeds—localized concentrations of the skeletal remains of vertebrate animals—help unlock the secrets of this long history. Often spectacularly preserved, bonebeds—both modern and ancient—can reveal more about life histories, ecological associations, and preservation patterns than any single skeleton or bone. For this reason, bonebeds are frequently studied by paleobiologists, geologists, and archeologists seeking to piece together the vertebrate record. Thirteen respected researchers combine their experiences in Bonebeds, providing readers with workable definitions, theoretical frameworks, and a compendium of modern techniques in bonebed data collection and analysis. By addressing the historical, theoretical, and practical aspects of bonebed research, this edited volume—the first of its kind—provides the background and methods that students and professionals need to explore and understand these fantastic records of ancient life and death.

Through the End of the Cretaceous in the Type Locality of the Hell Creek Formation in Montana and Adjacent Areas
Through the End of the Cretaceous in the Type Locality of the Hell Creek Formation in Montana and Adjacent Areas

Author: Gregory P. Wilson

Publisher: Geological Society of America

Published: 2014-01-21

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 0813725038

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"The chapters represent a surge of field and laboratory research activity, illustrating the impacts of new and refined methods and tools. This volume explores geologic and biologic history preserved in the strata bounding the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary"--Provided by publisher.

Earth and Life
Earth and Life

Author: John A. Talent

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-06-28

Total Pages: 1104

ISBN-13: 9048134285

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This volume focuses on the broad pattern of increasing biodiversity through time, and recurrent events of minor and major ecosphere reorganization. Intense scrutiny is devoted to the pattern of physical (including isotopic), sedimentary and biotic circumstances through the time intervals during which life crises occurred. These events affected terrestrial, lacustrine and estuarine ecosystems, locally and globally, but have affected continental shelf ecosystems and even deep ocean ecosystems. The pattern of these events is the backdrop against which modelling the pattern of future environmental change needs to be evaluated.

Dinosaur Provincial Park
Dinosaur Provincial Park

Author: Philip J. Currie

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 712

ISBN-13: 9780253345950

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"This comprehensive history of a remarkable window into the history of the earth will be required reading for everyone interested in the life of the past."--BOOK JACKET.

Fossil Record 4
Fossil Record 4

Author: Robert M. Sullivan

Publisher: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13:

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