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Introduction to Paleobiology and the Fossil Record
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※上記表示の販売価格は割引適用後の価格です 出版済み 3-5週間でお届けいたします。 Author: Benton, Michael J. (University of Bristol) / Harper, David A. T. (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) Publisher: WILEY ISBN: 9781119272854 Cover: PAPERBACK Date: 2020年04月 DESCRIPTION This book presents a comprehensive overview of the science of the history of life. Paleobiologists bring many analytical tools to bear in interpreting the fossil record and the book introduces the latest techniques, from multivariate investigations of biogeography and biostratigraphy to engineering analysis of dinosaur skulls, and from homeobox genes to cladistics. All the well-known fossil groups are included, including microfossils and invertebrates, but an important feature is the thorough coverage of plants, vertebrates and trace fossils together with discussion of the origins of both life and the metazoans. All key related subjects are introduced, such as systematics, ecology, evolution and development, stratigraphy and their roles in understanding where life came from and how it evolved and diversified. Unique features of the book are the numerous case studies from current research that lead students to the primary literature, analytical and mathematical explanations and tools, together with associated problem sets and practical schedules for instructors and students. New to this edition * The text and figures have been updated throughout to reflect current opinion on all aspects * New case studies illustrate the chapters, drawn from a broad distribution internationally * Chapters on Macroevolution, Form and Function, Mass extinctions, Origin of Life, and Origin of Metazoans have been entirely rewritten to reflect substantial advances in these topics * There is a new focus on careers in paleobiology TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Paleontology as a science 1 2 Stratigraphy 25 3 Paleogeography and paleoclimates 50 4 Paleoecology 80 5 Taphonomy and the quality of the fossil record 115 6 Fossil form and function 140 7 Macroevolution and the tree of life 165 8 Biodiversity, extinction, and mass extinction 193 9 The origin of life 223 10 Protists 248 11 Origin and expansion of the metazoans 279 12 The basal metazoans: sponges and corals 306 13 Lophophorates 1: brachiopods and bryozoans 344 14 Lophotrochozoans 2: mollusks and annelids 372 15 Ecdysozoa: arthropods 412 16 Deuterostomes: echinoderms and hemichordates 445 17 Fishes and basal tetrapods 486 18 Dinosaurs and mammals 512 19 Fossil plants and fungi 538 20 Trace fossils 570
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