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Understanding Body Shapes of Animals - Shapes as mechanical constructions and Systems moving on minimal energy level... Understanding Body Shapes of Animals - Shapes as mechanical constructions and Systems moving on minimal energy level (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Holger Preuschoft
R4,965 Discovery Miles 49 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book discusses how and why animals evolved into particular shapes. The book identifies the physical laws which decide over the evolutionary (selective) value of body shape and morphological characters. Comparing the mechanical necessities with morphological details, the author attempts to understand how evolution works, and which sorts of limitations are set by selection. The book explains morphological traits in more biomechanical detail without getting lost in physics, or in methods. Most emphasis is placed on the proximate question, namely the identification of the mechanical stresses which must be sustained by the respective body parts, when they move the body or its parts against resistance. In the first part of the book the focus is on 'primitive' animals and later on the emphasis shifts to highly specialized mammals. Readers will learn more about living and fossil animals. A section of the book is dedicated to human evolution but not to produce another evolutionary tree, nor to refine a former one, but to contribute to answering the question: "WHY early humans have developed their particular body shape".

Dinosaurs - A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species, Their Habits and Habitats (Pamphlet, 2nd ed.): James Kavanagh Dinosaurs - A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species, Their Habits and Habitats (Pamphlet, 2nd ed.)
James Kavanagh; Illustrated by Raymond Leung
R226 Discovery Miles 2 260 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Dinosaurs is a simplified reference guide to the main types of dinosaurs and how and when they evolved to become the dominant land animal on Earth for over 100 million years. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 40 familiar species and includes a map on the world's dinosaur-finding hotspots. Also includes detailed information on familiar post-cretaceous species including saber-toothed cats and mammoths, how fossils are preserved and where and how to hunt for them. This convenient guide is an ideal, portable source of practical information for naturalists of all ages. Made in the USA.www.waterfordpress.com

Evolutionary Stasis and Change in the Dominican Republic Neogene (Hardcover, 2008 ed.): Ross H. Nehm, Ann F. Budd Evolutionary Stasis and Change in the Dominican Republic Neogene (Hardcover, 2008 ed.)
Ross H. Nehm, Ann F. Budd
R4,390 Discovery Miles 43 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The richly fossiliferous Neogene stratigraphic sections of the Dominican Republic serve as one of only a few geological research systems in the world where morphological stasis and punctuated speciation have been investigated in multiple lineages. This research system provides unprecedented opportunities for comparative studies of evolutionary stasis and change and their environmental and ecological contexts. In this volume, a diverse group of geologists and paleobiologists collectively focus their attention on this research system, providing an updated geological framework and a series of novel studies of evolutionary stasis and change among different lineages and associated ecological communities. This collection of studies illustrates the immense potential of collaborative, multidisciplinary, and field-based paleobiological research for studies of macroevolutionary change in the fossil record.

Origin of Life - Proceedings of the Third ISSOL Meeting and the Sixth ICOL Meeting, Jerusalem, June 22-27, 1980 (Hardcover,... Origin of Life - Proceedings of the Third ISSOL Meeting and the Sixth ICOL Meeting, Jerusalem, June 22-27, 1980 (Hardcover, 1981 ed.)
Y. Wolman
R4,721 Discovery Miles 47 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume is a record of the 6th International Conference on the Origins of Life and the 3rd Meeting of the International Society for the Study of the Origins of Life. The conference was held under the auspices of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities at Jerusalem from June 22nd to June 27th 1980. A few weeks prior to the conference, Academician Aleksander Ivanovich Oparin passed away. Oparin, the father and founder of the study of the origins of life, proposed over 50 years ago that modern biological molecules had abidogical origins in the past, thus the beginning of life on Earth was preceded by a long period of abiogenic molecular evolution. Oparin was planning to report on his latest work in the opening session of the meeting - "Natural Selection: A Leading Factor in Transition from the Non-Living Matter to Life." This lecture will never be delivered. In Hebrew we say of those who have died "may their memory be bound with the bonds of eternal life." For Aleksander Ivanovich Oparin those words have particular significance, for surely his pioneering work will endure as long as the spirit of scientific enquiry prevails. This meeting was dedicated to the memory of Aleksander Ivanovich Oparin.

The Call of Distant Mammoths - Why the Ice Age Mammals Disappeared (Hardcover, 1997 ed.): Peter D. Ward The Call of Distant Mammoths - Why the Ice Age Mammals Disappeared (Hardcover, 1997 ed.)
Peter D. Ward
R811 Discovery Miles 8 110 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Peter Ward, a distinguished paleontologist and author of five trade books, recreated, in dramatic and colorful language, the global environment of the end of the last great Ice Age. The last of the great woolly mammoths existed on Wrangel Island thousands of years after their extinction elsewhere on earth. Ward examines competing theories about the courses of the great extinction and considers in detail the role of human settlements on these events.

Bryozoan Studies 2010 (Hardcover, 2012): Andrej Ernst, Priska Schafer, Joachim Scholz Bryozoan Studies 2010 (Hardcover, 2012)
Andrej Ernst, Priska Schafer, Joachim Scholz
R4,440 Discovery Miles 44 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Bryozoa are a colonial animal phylum with a long evolutionary history, having existed from the early Ordovician (480 My) onward and still flourishing today. Several mass extinctions in earth history shaped and triggered bryozoan evolution through drastic turnover of faunas and new evolutionary lineages. Bryozoa are widespread across all latitudes from Equator to Polar Regions and occur in marine and freshwater environments. They are shaping benthic ecosystems and recording ambient environmental conditions in their skeletons. The book provides a synthesis of the current main topics of research in the field of Bryozoology including combined research on both extant, and extinct taxa. Fields or current research span molecular genetics and phylogeny, life history, reproduction and anatomy, biodiversity and evolutionary patterns in time and space, taxonomy, zoogeography, ecology, sediment interactions, and climate response.

The Origin of Snakes - Morphology and the Fossil Record (Paperback): Michael Wayne Caldwell The Origin of Snakes - Morphology and the Fossil Record (Paperback)
Michael Wayne Caldwell
R1,540 Discovery Miles 15 400 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This book presents perspectives on the past and present state of the understanding of snake origins. It reviews and critiques data and ideas from paleontology and neontology (herpetology), as well as ideas from morphological and molecular phylogenetics. The author reviews the anatomy and morphology of extant snakes. Methods are also critiqued, including those empirical and theoretical methods employed to hypothesize ancestral ecologies for snakes. The modern debate on squamate phylogeny and snake ingroup phylogeny using molecules and morphology is examined critically to provide insights on origins and evolution. Key Features Important major evolutionary transformation in vertebrate evolution Continuing historical debate in vertebrate paleontology Of wide interest to a core audience of paleontologists, herpetologists, and morphologists Author acknowledged as prominent contributor to debate over snake origins Based on remarkable well preserved fossil specimens

Ancient Supercontinents and the Paleogeography of Earth (Paperback): Lauri J. Pesonen, Johanna Salminen, Sten-Ake Elming, David... Ancient Supercontinents and the Paleogeography of Earth (Paperback)
Lauri J. Pesonen, Johanna Salminen, Sten-Ake Elming, David A.D. Evans, Toni Veikkolainen
R3,490 Discovery Miles 34 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Ancient Supercontinents and the Paleogeography of Earth offers a systematic examination of Precambrian cratons and supercontinents. Through detailed maps of drift histories and paleogeography of each continent, this book examines topics related to Earth's tectonic evolution prior to Pangea, including plate kinematics, orogenic development, and paleoenvironments. Additionally, this book discusses the methodologies used, principally paleomagnetism and tectonostratigraphy, and addresses geophysical topics of mantle dynamics and geodynamo evolution over billions of years. Structured clearly with consistent coverage for Precambrian cratons, this book combines state-of-the-art paleomagnetic and geochronologic data to reconstruct the paleogeography of the Earth in the context of major climatic events such as global glaciations. It is an ideal, up-to-date reference for geoscientists and geographers looking for answers to questions surrounding the tectonic evolution of Earth.

Time Machines - Scientific Explorations in Deep Time (Hardcover, 1998 ed.): Peter D. Ward Time Machines - Scientific Explorations in Deep Time (Hardcover, 1998 ed.)
Peter D. Ward
R1,069 R941 Discovery Miles 9 410 Save R128 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The time machine is one of the classic devices of science fiction, a source of endless wonder and inventiveness. In a book that transfers that sense of wonder and inventiveness to the realm of nonfiction, Peter Ward shows that paleontologists do indeed use time machines to probe the deep geological past, and that both the machines and the people using them come in a fantastic variety of types. Sometimes the time machine is as simple as a rock hammer or as humble as a magnifying glass; other times it is an esoteric piece of equipment such as a mass spectrometer. Always, the most important element is the imagination of the scientists willing to take the scientific and creative risks of plumbing the distant past of our planet and its great bestiary. In 10 separate essays united by this common theme, Time Machines prowls the world of steamy Mesozoic days and fetid Paleozoic nights to rediscover the grace and beauty of Earth's faraway past.

A Concise Dictionary of Paleontology - Second Edition (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2019): Robert L. Carlton A Concise Dictionary of Paleontology - Second Edition (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2019)
Robert L. Carlton
R5,639 Discovery Miles 56 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This new and significantly updated authored dictionary is a unique glossary of paleontological terms, taxa, localities, and concepts. It focuses primarily on identifying the most significant groups of fossil animals and plants in relation to their evolution and phylogeny. It also focuses on mass extinctions, on taxa that are problematic in some significant way, on the principal fossil-Lagerstatten of the world, and on historical turning points marked by index fossils. Although there are many current resources on the subject, none contains an accurate representation of the paleontological lexicon. Although well aware that the fast-changing field of paleontology will always defy any attempt at complete description, the author has attempted to provide an accurate and comprehensive set of about 4,000 entries that will be useful to professionals as well as to general readers of scientific literature without a background in paleontology.

Evolution of the Ammonoids (Hardcover): Kate LoMedico Marriott, Alexander Bartholomew, Donald R. Prothero Evolution of the Ammonoids (Hardcover)
Kate LoMedico Marriott, Alexander Bartholomew, Donald R. Prothero
R5,081 Discovery Miles 50 810 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Documents the early history of paleontology and the role played by ammonoids Describes the basic anatomy of a diverse and long persisting lineage Summarizes the classification and diversity of ammonoids Lavishly illustrated with beautiful reconstructions Highlights recent findings and outstanding controversies

Comets and the Origin of Life - Proceedings of the Fifth College Park Colloquium on Chemical Evolution, University of Maryland,... Comets and the Origin of Life - Proceedings of the Fifth College Park Colloquium on Chemical Evolution, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, U.S.A., October 29th to 31st, 1980 (Hardcover, 1981 ed.)
Cyril Ponnamperuma
R4,517 Discovery Miles 45 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The return of Halley's Cornet in 1986 has generated much ex citement in the scientific community with preparations already afoot for an International Cornet Watch and a cornet launch by the European Space Community, the Japanese and Soviet Space Scientists. The meet ing held at the University of Maryland in October 1980 was primarily stimulated by the preparations for further study of this cornet and by one of the most important unanswered questions related to comets, name ly, whether they may have made a eontribution to the origin of life on earth. Our un"derstanding of the role of comets in the origin of life must necessarily come from our studies of the astronomy and the chem istry of comets. Some clues to the processes which led to the for mation of organic molecules and eventually to the appearance of life have come from these studies of comets, perhaps the most ancient of all objects in our solar system. Whether there is, however, a biology of comets still remains to be seen, although some claims have been made that perhaps comets might themselves provide an environment for even the beginnings of life. Scientists with the latest available information on comets and differing opinions as to the role of comets in the origin of life attended this symposium. The formal papers presented are now being made available to the students of chemical evolution within the pages of this volume."

The Antievolution Pamphlets of Harry Rimmer - A Ten-Volume Anthology of Documents, 1903–1961 (Paperback): Edward B. Davis The Antievolution Pamphlets of Harry Rimmer - A Ten-Volume Anthology of Documents, 1903–1961 (Paperback)
Edward B. Davis
R1,489 Discovery Miles 14 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Originally published in 1995, The Antievolution Pamphlets of Harry Rimmer is the sixth volume in the series, Creationism in Twentieth Century America. The volume brings together original sources from the prominent evangelist and pastor Harry Rimmer. The consortium of pamphlets in this volume detail Rimmer’s antievolutionist sentiments, a notion which characterized his early writings. The pamphlets detail Rimmer’s rhetoric on evolution and science from the early part of the 20th century as he travelled across America to disseminate his writings. The works in this volume address Rimmer’s polemic on the danger posed by modern science and the consequential disassociation with religion. While Rimmer did not discount science itself, he argued for, what he termed, ‘true science’, claiming that modern science was based only in scientific opinion and not fact. As a self-proclaimed scientist, these writings take a unique view of the relationship between religion and science from this period through Rimmer’s dual nature as both scientist and pastor. This volume will be of great interest to historians of natural history, science and religion.

Selected Works of George McCready Price - A Ten-Volume Anthology of Documents, 1903–1961 (Paperback): Ronald L. Numbers Selected Works of George McCready Price - A Ten-Volume Anthology of Documents, 1903–1961 (Paperback)
Ronald L. Numbers
R1,487 Discovery Miles 14 870 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Originally published in 1995, The Selected Works of George McCready Price is the seventh volume in the series, Creationism in Twentieth Century America, reissued in 2021. The volume brings together the original writings and pamphlets of George McCready Price, a leading creationist of the early antievolution crusade of the 1920s. McCready Price labelled himself the ‘principal scientific authority of the Fundamentalists’ and as a self-taught scientist he enjoyed more scientific repute amongst fundamentalists of the time. This interesting and unique collection of original source material includes five of his writings between 1906 and 1924, challenging the new Darwinian theory of evolution and natural selection through his writings on the natural sciences. His literature covers the topics of evolution and biology and critiques biological arguments for evolution. He also wrote widely on geology offering his own alternative argument of ‘flood geography’ in opposition to the Darwinian theory concerning palaeontology and geology. This volume will be of interest to historians of natural history and the creationism movement, as well as scholars of religion and American history.

The Vertebrate Integument Volume 2 - Structure, Design and Function (Hardcover, 2015 ed.): Theagarten Lingham-Soliar The Vertebrate Integument Volume 2 - Structure, Design and Function (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Theagarten Lingham-Soliar
R5,059 Discovery Miles 50 590 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The emphasis in this volume is on the structure and functional design of the integument. The book starts with a brief introduction to some basic principles of physics (mechanics) including Newton's Three Laws of Motion. These principles are subsequently used to interpret the problems animals encounter in motion. It is in only the last 40 or so years that we have begun to understand how important a role the integument plays in the locomotion of many marine vertebrates. This involves the crossed-fiber architecture, which was first discovered in a classic study on nemertean worms. As a design principle we see that the crossed-fiber architecture is ubiquitous in nature. Research on some of the most dynamic marine vertebrates of the oceans - tuna, dolphins and sharks, and the extinct Jurassic ichthyosaurs - shows precisely how the crossed-fiber architecture contributes to high-speed swimming and (in lamnid sharks) may even aid in energy conservation. However, this design principle is not restricted to animals in the marine biota but is also found as far afield as the dinosaurs and, most recently, has been revealed as a major part of the microstructure of the most complex derivative of the integument, the feather. We see that a variety of phylogenetically diverse vertebrates take to the air by using skin flaps to glide from tree to tree or to the ground, and present detailed descriptions of innovations developed in pursuit of improved gliding capabilities in both extinct and modern day gliders. But the vertebrate integument had even greater things in store, namely true or flapping flight. Pterosaurs were the first vertebrates to use the integument as a membrane in true flapping flight and these interesting extinct animals are discussed on the basis of past and cutting-edge research , most intriguingly with respect to the structure of the flight membrane. Bats, the only mammals that fly, also employ integumental flight membranes. Classic research on bat flight is reviewed and supplemented with the latest research, which shows the complexities of the wing beat cycle to be significantly different from that of birds, as revealed by particle image velocimetry. The book's largest chapter is devoted to birds, given that they make up nearly half of the over 22,000 species of tetrapods. The flight apparatus of birds is unique in nature and is described in great detail, with innovative research highlighting the complexity of the flight structures, bird flight patterns, and behavior in a variety of species. This is complimented by new research on the brains of birds, which shows that they are more complex than previously thought. The feather made bird flight possible, and was itself made possible by -keratin, contributing to what may be a unique biomechanical microstructure in nature, a topic discussed in some depth. A highly polarized subject concerns the origin of birds and of the feather. Alleged fossilized protofeathers (primal simple feathers) are considered on the basis of histological and taphonomic investigative studies in Chapter 6. Finally, in Chapter 7 we discuss the controversies associated with this field of research. Professor Theagarten Lingham-Soliar works at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth and is an Honorary Professor of Life Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Reading the Soil Archives, Volume 18 - Unraveling the Geoecological Code of Palaeosols and Sediment Cores (Paperback): Jan M.... Reading the Soil Archives, Volume 18 - Unraveling the Geoecological Code of Palaeosols and Sediment Cores (Paperback)
Jan M. Van Mourik, Jaap Van Der Meer
R3,665 Discovery Miles 36 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Reading the Soil Archives: Unraveling the Geoecological Code of Palaeosols and Sediment Cores, Volume 19, provides details of new techniques for understanding geological history in the form of quantitative pollen analyses, soil micromorphology, OSL (Optically Stimulated Luminescence) dating, phytolith analysis and biomarker analysis. The book presents the genesis of a cultural landscape, based on multi-proxy analysis of paleosoils and integration of geomorphological, pedological and archaeological research results, which can be a model for geoecological landscape studies. Beginning with analytical methods for interpreting soil archives, the book examines methods for reconstructing the landscape genesis. The book presents strengths and weaknesses of applications, especially in relation to the data from case studies in the Netherlands. The final chapter of the book addresses landscape evolution in different cultural periods. This book offers an integrated approach to geoecological knowledge that is valuable to students and professionals in quaternary science, physical geography, soil science, archaeology, historical geography, and land planning and restructuring.

Cosmochemical Evolution and the Origins of Life - Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on the Origin of Life and... Cosmochemical Evolution and the Origins of Life - Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on the Origin of Life and the First Meeting of the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life, Barcelona, June 25-28, 1973 Volume II: Contributed Papers (Hardcover, 1974 ed.)
John Oro, S.L. Miller, Cyril Ponnamperuma
R4,548 Discovery Miles 45 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on the Origin of Life and the First Meeting of the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life (ISSOL), Barcelona, June 25-28, 1973. Vol. II: Contributed Papers

Epigenetic Mechanisms of the Cambrian Explosion (Paperback): Nelson R Cabej Epigenetic Mechanisms of the Cambrian Explosion (Paperback)
Nelson R Cabej
R1,970 Discovery Miles 19 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Epigenetic Mechanisms of the Cambrian Explosion provides readers with a basic biological knowledge and epigenetic explanation of the biological puzzle of the Cambrian explosion, the unprecedented rapid diversification of animals that began 542 million years ago. During an evolutionarily instant of ~10 million years, which represents only 0.3% of the time of existence of life on Earth, or less than 2% of the time of existence of metazoans, all of the 30 extant body plans, major animal groups (phyla) and several extinct groups appeared. The work helps address this phenomena and tries to answer remaining questions for evolutionary biology, epigenetics, and scientific researchers. The book recognizes and presents objective representations of alternative theories for epigenetic evolution in this period, with the author drawing on his epigenetic theory of evolution to explain the causal basis of the Cambrian explosion. Both empirical evidence and theoretical arguments are presented in support of this thought-provoking epigenetic theory.

The Atlas of Early Modern Wildlife - Britain and Ireland between the Middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution (Hardcover): Lee... The Atlas of Early Modern Wildlife - Britain and Ireland between the Middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution (Hardcover)
Lee Raye
R1,428 Discovery Miles 14 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What was the state of wildlife in Britain and Ireland before modern records began? The Atlas of Early Modern Wildlife looks at the era before climate change, before the intensification of agriculture, before even the Industrial Revolution. In the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, beavers still swim in the River Ness. Isolated populations of wolves and lynxes linger in the uplands. Sea eagles are widespread around the coasts. Wildcats and pine martens remain common in the Lake District. In this ground-breaking volume, the observations of early modern amateur naturalists, travellers and local historians are gathered together for the very first time. Drawing on more than 10,000 records from across Britain and Ireland, the book presents maps and notes on the former distribution of over 160 species, providing a new baseline against which to discuss subsequent declines and extinctions, expansions and introductions. A guide to identification describes the reliable and unreliable names of each species, including the pre-Linnaean scientific nomenclature, as well as local names in early modern English and, where used in the sources, Irish, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish and Norn. Raising a good number of questions at the same time as it answers many others, this remarkable resource will be of great value to conservationists, archaeologists, historians and anyone with an interest in the natural heritage of Britain and Ireland.

Cognitive Archaeology, Body Cognition, and the Evolution of Visuospatial Perception (Paperback): Emiliano Bruner Cognitive Archaeology, Body Cognition, and the Evolution of Visuospatial Perception (Paperback)
Emiliano Bruner
R3,133 Discovery Miles 31 330 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Cognitive Archeology, Body Cognition, and the Evolution of Visuospatial Perception offers comprehensive perspective on the role of brain form and function, body cognition, and visuospatial integration in the evolution of ancient and modern human species. The book covers evolutionary neuroanatomy, cognitive sciences, and experimental archaeology, providing a bridge between anthropology and evolutionary studies to neurosciences. Written by international experts in paleoanthropology and prehistoric archaeology, as well as neurobiology and psychology, the book explores how body perception and spatial capacity may have evolved to enhance a "prosthetic capacity" able to integrate the brain, body and technological discoveries into a single functional system. Chapters discuss the anatomy, function and evolution of the parietal cortex in human and non-human primates. In addition, the book covers the evolution of visuospatial cognition and how modern brain imaging can trace these changes back millions of years.

Diplodocus (Marsh) - Its Osteology, Taxonomy, and Probable Habits, With a Restoration of the Skeleton; vol. 1 no. 1... Diplodocus (Marsh) - Its Osteology, Taxonomy, and Probable Habits, With a Restoration of the Skeleton; vol. 1 no. 1 (Hardcover)
J. B. (John Bell) 1861-1904 Hatcher, Carnegie Museum
R796 Discovery Miles 7 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Fossil Vertebrates of Greece Vol. 2 - Laurasiatherians, Artiodactyles, Perissodactyles, Carnivorans, and Island Endemics... Fossil Vertebrates of Greece Vol. 2 - Laurasiatherians, Artiodactyles, Perissodactyles, Carnivorans, and Island Endemics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Evangelos Vlachos
R3,954 Discovery Miles 39 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This 2-volume set provides a state-of-the-art study of the fossil record and taxonomy of the main vertebrate groups from Greece. Greece stands between 3 continents and its vertebrate fossil record is of great importance for paleontological and evolutionary studies in Europe, Asia and Africa. Fossils from classic, world-famous localities (e.g., Pikermi, Samos) form an essential part of the collections of the most important museums in the world and have been studied by numerous scientists. Recent paleontological research led to the discovery and study of numerous new sites. The volumes contain a taxonomic review of all named and identified taxa, their taxonomic history and current status, as well as historical, phylogenetic and biogeographic information. Volume 2 contains a synopsis of the fossil record and taxonomy of important groups of mammals represented in the fossil record of Greece. The volume starts with specific chapters on laurasiatherians like insectivores and bats, moving on to the main part of the book that deals with three of the most important fossil groups in the country. The fossil record of even-toed animals is summarized with chapters on bovids, cervids, suoids, anthracotheres, hippos, giraffes, and tragulids. The fossil record of odd-toed animals is presented with special chapters on horses, tapirs, rhinos, and chalicotheres. The last part of this volume deals with meat-eating, carnivoran groups, like felids, viverrids, hyaenas, canids, bears, ailurids, mephitids and mustelids. The volume ends with a special chapter on insular endemic mammals from the various islands of Greece.

Fundamentals of Invertebrate Palaeontology - Microfossils (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Sreepat Jain Fundamentals of Invertebrate Palaeontology - Microfossils (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Sreepat Jain
R4,265 Discovery Miles 42 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book provides practical morphological information, together with detailed illustrations and brief explanatory texts. Each chapter starts with a brief introduction, and goes on to describe the respective organism's morphology in detail through numerous illustrations. This is followed by a brief note on its classification, and concludes with illustrated examples of stratigraphically important organisms through time with their major distinguishing characteristics. Featuring over 2500 clearly labelled, hand-drawn and classroom-friendly illustrations, the book offers a fundamental resource for budding palaeontologists, petroleum geologists and palaeobiologists.

North African Cretaceous Carbonate Platform Systems (Hardcover, 2003 ed.): Eulalia Gili, Mohamed El Hedi Negra, Peter W. Skelton North African Cretaceous Carbonate Platform Systems (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)
Eulalia Gili, Mohamed El Hedi Negra, Peter W. Skelton
R4,497 Discovery Miles 44 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume arises from the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) on 'North African Cretaceous rudist and coral formations and their contributions to carbonate platform development , which was held in Tunisia, on 13-18 May, 2002. It was convened by M. El Hedi Negra (Universite 7 Novembre de Carthage, now Universite de Tunis El Manar, Tunisia) and Eulalia Gili (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain). The aims of the ARW were: (1) to review and critically assess currently available data on rudist/coral formations in North African Cretaceous carbonate platforms, and their correlations, and to integrate these data with other studies around the Mediterranean; (2) to place the findings in a global context, noting both similarities with other regions of platform development as well as local differences, and (3) exploring possible reasons for these; and to help promote the creation of a vibrant peri-Mediterranean collaborative research community, embracing researchers from the entire region, to carry forward this ambitious research programme. Twenty-two presentations (oral and poster) provided both topical reviews (covering rudist evolution, and ecology, mineralogical changes, applications of strontium isotope, and graphic correlation methods, and platform typology) as well as regional syntheses (Tunisian reservoirs, Moroccan platform history, Tunisian platforms and rudist/coral facies, Algerian platforms, and Egyptian platforms). Fifteen of these presentations are expanded here as papers. The workshop was attended by 24 academic staff, 4 geologists from the oil industry, plus several observers and students.

International Catalogue Of Scientific Literature, Vol. 14: Q, Physiology (Classic Reprint) (German, Paperback): Royal Society... International Catalogue Of Scientific Literature, Vol. 14: Q, Physiology (Classic Reprint) (German, Paperback)
Royal Society of London
R812 Discovery Miles 8 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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