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Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Palaeontology > General

South American and Antarctic Continental Cenozoic Birds - Paleobiogeographic Affinities and Disparities (Paperback, 2013 ed.):... South American and Antarctic Continental Cenozoic Birds - Paleobiogeographic Affinities and Disparities (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
Claudia P Tambussi, Federico Degrange
R1,837 Discovery Miles 18 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Modern birds (Neornithes) are represented by two big lineages, the Palaeognathae (Tinamiformes + Ratitae) and the Neognathae [Galloanserae + Neoaves (Metaves + Coronoaves)]. Both clades sum approximately 10,000 species of which 60% are Passeriformes (the most diverse clade of terrestrial vertebrates). A comparison between the past and the present reveals a complex and hallmarked evolutionary and biogeographic history which would have begun over 65 million years ago. For South America (SA) this includes: (1) the presence of taxa with uncertain affinities and the absence of Passeriformes during the Paleogene; (2) a progressive and accelerated increase of the species starting at the Neogene (Miocene); (3) important extinct lineages (e.g. Phorusrhacidae, Teratornithidae) that migrate to North America after the rising of the Panama isthmus; (4) groups with major diversification in the Neogene that survives nowadays represented by scarce species endemic of SA (Cariamidae) or that inhabits mainly in the southern hemisphere (Anhingidae); (5) very diverse living groups with scarce (e.g., Passeriformes) or none (e.g., Apodiformes) fossil record in SA, which stem-groups are registered in Europe. Apparently, the changes in diversity of the south American Neornithes have been the result of successive radiation, biogeographic connections with North America and in a minor scale, some extinctions. The opening of the Drakes passage and the occurrence of the circumpolar Antarctic flow are not sufficient causes to explain the highly disparity between the weddelians penguins (Sphenisciformes) of Antartica and those of the patagonian Atlantic Ocean.

Late Cretaceous/Paleogene West Antarctica Terrestrial Biota and its Intercontinental Affinities (Paperback, 2013 ed.): Marcelo... Late Cretaceous/Paleogene West Antarctica Terrestrial Biota and its Intercontinental Affinities (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
Marcelo Reguero, Francisco Goin, Carolina Acosta Hospitaleche, Tania Dutra, Sergio Marenssi
R1,837 Discovery Miles 18 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

One of the most intriguing paleobiogeographical phenomena involving the origins and gradual sundering of Gondwana concerns the close similarities and, in most cases, inferred sister-group relationships of a number of terrestrial and freshwater vertebrate taxa, e.g., dinosaurs, flying birds, mammals, etc., recovered from uppermost Cretaceous/ Paleogene deposits of West Antarctica, South America, and NewZealand/Australia. For some twenty five extensive and productive investigations in the field of vertebrate paleontology has been carried out in latest Cretaceous and Paleogene deposits in the James Ross Basin, northeast of the Antarctic Peninsula (AP), West Antarctica, on the exposed sequences on James Ross, Vega, Seymour (=Marambio) and Snow Hill islands respectively. The available geological, geophysical and marine faunistic evidence indicates that the peninsular (AP) part of West Antarctica and the western part of the tip of South America (Magallanic Region, southern Chile) were positioned very close in the latest Cretaceous and early Paleogene favoring the "Overlapping" model of South America-Antarctic Peninsula paleogeographic reconstruction. Late Cretaceous deposits from Vega, James Ross, Seymour and Snow Hill islands have produced a discrete number of dinosaur taxa and a number of advanced birds together with four mosasaur and three plesiosaur taxa, and a few shark and teleostean taxa.

Devonian Paleoenvironments of Ohio (Paperback, 2013 ed.): Rituparna Bose Devonian Paleoenvironments of Ohio (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
Rituparna Bose
R1,688 Discovery Miles 16 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Carbonate depositional systems in the Paleozoic geologic time represent fewer studies in paleoecological interactions than the siliciclastic systems. To evaluate this difference, the paleontology of the Middle Devonian Dundee Formation in Ohio has been explored. This geologic formation represents an important environment in the Michigan Basin of North America. Understanding biotic relationships such as mutualism, commensalism, parasitism and predation in an ecological community is important in unraveling the mystery of the fossil record. This research has contributed a large field collection which will be useful in documenting the fossil content of this unit for future workers. Rituparna Bose used new microscopic and imaging techniques in qualitatively analyzing the biotic interactions in small invertebrate shells. More importantly, she solved complex hypotheses in newly emerging problems in the field of geology and paleontology, such as the biodiversity crisis. Her study involved exploring the Devonian geology and paleontology of a geologic formation of a new unexplored quarry in Ohio, namely the Whitehouse Quarry in Lucas County, Ohio. She identified Devonian brachiopods to the genus level based on their morphology, and diagnosed paleoecological entities on host brachiopods and further measured episkeletobiont traces on hosts to understand the effects of environment and evolution on extinct species. Such studies have implications in predicting future biodiversity, ecosystem conservation and climate change. This research will also assist future workers to compare the ecology of brachiopod hosts of the Dundee Limestone with that of other Devonian brachiopods, from both carbonate and siliciclastic settings.

The Mjolnir Impact Event and its Consequences - Geology and Geophysics of a Late Jurassic/Early Cretaceous Marine Impact Event... The Mjolnir Impact Event and its Consequences - Geology and Geophysics of a Late Jurassic/Early Cretaceous Marine Impact Event (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Henning Dypvik, Filippos Tsikalas, Morten Smelror
R4,359 Discovery Miles 43 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Mjolnir impact structure was recognized in 1993 and included in the Earth Impact Database in 1996, based on the discoveries of unequivocal meteorite impact indicators such as shocked quartz, Ir-enrichments, possible glass remnants, fragments of nickel-rich iron oxides, in addition to the convincing complex crater shape of the structure. This book presents the geological and geophysical history of the Barents Sea region along with the discovery of the Mjolnir impact crater. We place the Mjolnir event into the geological framework of the region and present elaborative numerical models of its formation and associated tsunami generation. The book represents an update and synthesis as well as the complete compilation of the Mjolnir crater studies. "

Paleoclimate, Global Change and the Future (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003): Keith D. Alverson,... Paleoclimate, Global Change and the Future (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003)
Keith D. Alverson, Raymond S. Bradley, Thomas F. Pedersen
R1,550 Discovery Miles 15 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides a synthesis of the past decade of research into global changes that occurred in the earth system in the past. Focus is achieved by concentrating on those changes in the Earth's past environment that best inform our evaluation of current and future global changes and their consequences for human populations. The book stands as a ten year milestone in the operation of the Past Global Changes (PAGES) Project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP). It seeks to provide a quantitative understanding of the Earth s environment in the geologically recent past and to define the envelope of natural environmental variability against which anthropogenic impacts on the Earth System may be assessed. A set of color overhead transparencies based on the figures in the book is available free on the PAGES website (www.pages-igbp.org) for use in teaching and lecturing."

Dendroclimatology - Progress and Prospects (Paperback, 2011 ed.): Malcolm K. Hughes, Thomas W Swetnam, Henry F. Diaz Dendroclimatology - Progress and Prospects (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Malcolm K. Hughes, Thomas W Swetnam, Henry F. Diaz
R4,373 Discovery Miles 43 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A top priority in climate research is obtaining broad-extent and long-term data to support analyses of historical patterns and trends, and for model development and evaluation. Along with directly measured climate data from the present and recent past, it is important to obtain estimates of long past climate variations spanning multiple centuries and millennia. These longer time perspectives are needed for assessing the unusualness of recent climate changes, as well as for providing insight on the range, variation and overall dynamics of the climate system over time spans exceeding available records from instruments, such as rain gauges and thermometers. Tree rings have become increasingly valuable in providing this long-term information because extensive data networks have been developed in temperate and boreal zones of the Earth, and quantitative methods for analyzing these data have advanced. Tree rings are among the most useful paleoclimate information sources available because they provide a high degree of chronological accuracy, high replication, and extensive spatial coverage spanning recent centuries. With the expansion and extension of tree-ring data and analytical capacity new climatic insights from tree rings are being used in a variety of applications, including for interpretation of past changes in ecosystems and human societies. This volume presents an overview of the current state of dendroclimatology, its contributions over the last 30 years, and its future potential. The material included is useful not only to those who generate tree-ring records of past climate-dendroclimatologists, but also to users of their results-climatologists, hydrologists, ecologists and archeologists. 'With the pressing climatic questions of the 21st century demanding a deeper understanding of the climate system and our impact upon it, this thoughtful volume comes at critical moment. It will be of fundamental importance in not only guiding researchers, but in educating scientists and the interested lay person on the both incredible power and potential pitfalls of reconstructing climate using tree-ring analysis.', Glen M. MacDonald, UCLA Institute of the Environment, CA, USA 'This is an up-to-date treatment of all branches of tree-ring science, by the world's experts in the field, reminding us that tree rings are the most important source of proxy data on climate change. Should be read by all budding dendrochronology scientists.', Alan Robock, Rutgers University, NJ, USA

Photoreception and Vision in Invertebrates (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984): M.A. Ali Photoreception and Vision in Invertebrates (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984)
M.A. Ali
R3,842 Discovery Miles 38 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

I see a man's life is a tedious one. Cymbeline, Act III, Sc. 6. It is well known that the best way to learn a subject is to teach it! Along the same lines one might also say that a pleasant way of learning a subject and at the same time getting to know quite a few of the workers active in it, is to arrange and to attend an Advanced Study Institute (ASI) or a workshop lasting about two weeks. This was and is the wisdom behind the NA TO-ASI programme and much as people fear that a fortnight may be too long, before it is over everyone feels that it was too short, especially if the weather had cooperated. Organising this ASI which resulted in this volume has been a very good learning experience. I started my career in research with invertebrates and retained an interest in them over the years due to my teaching a course and working sporadically on various aspects of photoreception in Polychaetes, Crustaceans and Insects. Thus, the thought of organising an ASI on photoreception and vision in invertebrates had been brewing in my mind for the past half a dozen years or so. It was felt that it will be desirable to do a bit of stock taking and discuss possible new approaches to the study of this matter.

Palaeoclimates and their Modelling - With special reference to the Mesozoic era (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original... Palaeoclimates and their Modelling - With special reference to the Mesozoic era (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994)
J.R.L. Allen, B.J. Hoskins, P.J. Valdes, B.W. Sellwood, R. Spicer
R2,868 Discovery Miles 28 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The climate of the Earth has undergone many changes and for those times when geologic data are widespread and abundant the Mesozoic appears to have been one of the warmest intervals. This was a time during which the single continent Pangea disintegrated into continental units similar to those of today, a time when there were no significant polar ice caps and sea level was generally much higher than at the present time, and a time when dinosaurs apparently dominated terrestrial faunas and the flowering plants evolved. Understanding this alien world, ancestral to ours, is intrinsically interesting, intellectually challenging, and offers opportunities for more effective targeting of sites where commercially important geological resources may be found. It also provides critical insights into the operation of coupled Earth systems (biospheric, atmospheric, hydrospheric and geospheric) under extreme 'greenhouse' conditions, and therefore may have relevance to possible future global change. Our intention in organizing this Discussion Meeting was to bring together those who gather and interpret geologic data with those who model global climates from first principles. The community of workers who study the Quaternary have made significant advances by integrating and comparing palaeodata and climate model experiments. Although we have focused not on the Quaternary 'icehouse' but on the Mesozoic 'hothouse' climate we are well aware that approaches used in the study of the Quaternary may have relevance to earlier times.

Receptaculitids - A Phylogenetic Debate on a Problematic Fossil Taxon (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed.... Receptaculitids - A Phylogenetic Debate on a Problematic Fossil Taxon (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999)
Matthew H. Nitecki, Harry Mutvei, Doris V. Nitecki
R2,884 Discovery Miles 28 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Receptaculitids are extinct high-level fossils that provide a window into the history of life. After the discovery and analysis of a deposit of phosphatized receptaculitids on the Baltic Sea island of Oland, the authors conclude that receptaculitids possess an attribute not found in any other group of organisms, living or fossil.

Environmental Micropaleontology - The Application of Microfossils to Environmental Geology (Paperback, 2000 ed.): Ronald E.... Environmental Micropaleontology - The Application of Microfossils to Environmental Geology (Paperback, 2000 ed.)
Ronald E. Martin
R5,147 Discovery Miles 51 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Microfossils are ideally suited to environmental studies because their short generation times allow them to respond rapidly to environmental change. This book represents an assessment of the progress made in environmental micropalaeontology and sets out future research directions. The taxa studied are mainly foraminifera, but include arcellaceans, diatoms, dinoflagellates, and ostracodes. The papers themselves range from reviews of applications of particular taxa to specific case studies.

Astronomical Origins of Life - Steps Towards Panspermia (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000): B. Hoyle,... Astronomical Origins of Life - Steps Towards Panspermia (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000)
B. Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe
R4,382 Discovery Miles 43 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Living material contains about twenty different sorts of atom combined into a set of relatively simple molecules. Astrobiologists tend to believe that abiotic mater ial will give rise to life in any place where these molecules exist in appreciable abundances and where physical conditions approximate to those occurring here on Earth. We think this popular view is wrong, for it is not the existence of the building blocks of life that is crucial but the exceedingly complicated structures in which they are arranged in living forms. The probability of arriving at biologically significant arrangements is so very small that only by calling on the resources of the whole universe does there seem to be any possibility of life originating, a conclusion that requires life on the Earth to be a minute component of a universal system. Some think that the hugely improbable transition from non-living to living mat ter can be achieved by dividing the transition into many small steps, calling on a so-called 'evolutionary' process to bridge the small steps one by one. This claim turns on semantic arguments which seek to replace the probability for the whole chain by the sum of the individual probabilities of the many steps, instead of by their product. This is an error well known to those bookies who are accustomed to taking bets on the stacking of horse races. But we did not begin our investigation from this point of view.

Late Quaternary Environmental Change in North-west Europe: Excavations at Holywell Coombe, South-east England - Excavations at... Late Quaternary Environmental Change in North-west Europe: Excavations at Holywell Coombe, South-east England - Excavations at Holywell Coombe, South-east England (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998)
R. Preece, D.R. Bridgland
R4,493 Discovery Miles 44 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Holywell Coombe, an embayment in the chalk scarp overlooking Folkestone, Kent, was designated a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1985 because it contains richly fossiliferous Late Quaternary sediments providing a unique archive of the last 13,000 years. The construction of the Channel Tunnel across the Holywell Coombe SSSI brought about a major rescue excavation, funded by Eurotunnel, that set an important precedent in Earth Science conservation. This multidisciplinary investigation has added enormously to our understanding of the environment and natural history of the Late-glacial and Holocene. The climatic complexity of the Late-glacial is recorded in the nature of the sediments, the fossils recovered from them and the soils developed within them. From the Neolithic, and especially during the Early Bronze Age, the slopes were destabilized as a result of forest clearance, leading to the accumulation of hillwash. Archaeological excavations in the hillwash have revealed evidence of prehistoric occupation and agricultural activity in the coombe. Eurotunnel also funded biological surveys of the local terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Combining these with the fossil evidence, it has been possible to document the pedigree of our present fauna and flora, providing one of the most detailed and comprehensive studies of its kind. With contributions from eminent Quaternary scientists from several countries, this work will be an important resource for researchers, lecturers and postgraduate students in Quaternary sciences - geology, geography, biology, ecology and archaeology - as well as for government bodies concerned with nature conservation and environmental protection.

Reconstructing Ocean History - A Window into the Future (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999): Fatima... Reconstructing Ocean History - A Window into the Future (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999)
Fatima Abrantes, Alan Mix
R5,657 Discovery Miles 56 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume is one outcome of the 6th International Conference on Paleoceano graphy (ICP VI). The conference was held August 23-28, 1998 in Lisbon, Portugal. The meeting followed the traditional format of a small number of invited oral presentations complemented by a large number ofcontributed posters. Over 550 participants attended, representing thirty countries and nearly 450 posters were presented. The invited speakers addressed the main themes of the 5oral sessions. The session topics were: Polar-Tropical and Interhemisphere Linkages; Does the Ocean Cause, or Respond to, Abrupt Climatic Changes?; Biotic Responses to Major Paleoceanographic Changes; Past Warm Climates; and Innovations In Monitoring Ocean History. This is the first time in ICP history that the Conference Proceedings are published. The aim of the organisers with the publication of this book is two-fold: to provide a useful review of the field and to document the ideas/controversies raised during the con ference that may stimulate future work. The book reflects the initial intentions of the conference, but it is not a conven tional conference proceedings, given that the papers have been reviewed by formal exter nal referees. Each of the conference topics is introduced by a review article designed to summarize the state of the art in each theme followed by articles prepared by the invited speakers. As with most conference proceedings, each theme is covered heterogenously. Some topics have all the expected contributions, others are less well covered."

Predator-Prey Interactions in the Fossil Record (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003): Patricia H.... Predator-Prey Interactions in the Fossil Record (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003)
Patricia H. Kelley, Michal Kowalewski, Thor A. Hansen
R4,684 Discovery Miles 46 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

From the Foreword: "Predator-prey interactions are among the most significant of all organism-organism interactions....It will only be by compiling and evaluating data on predator-prey relations as they are recorded in the fossil record that we can hope to tease apart their role in the tangled web of evolutionary interaction over time. This volume, compiled by a group of expert specialists on the evidence of predator-prey interactions in the fossil record, is a pioneering effort to collate the information now accumulating in this important field. It will be a standard reference on which future study of one of the central dynamics of ecology as seen in the fossil record will be built." (Richard K. Bambach, Professor Emeritus, Virginia Tech, Associate of the Botanical Museum, Harvard University)

Eocene Biodiversity - Unusual Occurrences and Rarely Sampled Habitats (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed.... Eocene Biodiversity - Unusual Occurrences and Rarely Sampled Habitats (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001)
Gregg F. Gunnell
R4,408 Discovery Miles 44 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Initially, this work was designed to document and study the diversification of modern mammalian groups and was quite successful and satisfying. However, as field and laboratory work continued, there began to develop a suspicion that not all of the Eocene story was being told. It became apparent that most fossil samples, especially those from the American West, were derived from similar preservational circumstances and similar depositional settings. A program was initiated to look for other potential sources of fossil samples, either from non-traditional lithologies or from geographic areas that were not typically sampled. As this program of research grew it began to demonstrate that different lithologies and different geographic areas told different stories from those that had been developed based on more typical faunal assemblages. This book is conceived as an introduction to non-traditional Eocene fossils samples, and as a place to document and discuss features of these fossil assemblages that are rare or that come from rarely represented habitats.

Fossils, Phylogeny, and Form - An Analytical Approach (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001): Jonathan M.... Fossils, Phylogeny, and Form - An Analytical Approach (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001)
Jonathan M. Adrain, Gregory D. Edgecombe, Bruce S Lieberman
R4,391 Discovery Miles 43 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Phylogenetic analysis and morphometrics have been developed by biologists into rigorous analytic tools for testing hypotheses about the relationships between groups of species. This book applies these tools to paleontological data. The fossil record is our one true chronicle of the history of life, preserving a set of macroevolutionary patterns; thus various hypotheses about evolutionary processes can be tested in the fossil record using phylogentic analysis and morphometrics. The first book of its type, Fossils, Phylogeny, and Form will be useful in evolutionary biology, paleontology, systematics, evolutionary development, theoretical biology, biogeography, and zoology. It will also provide a practical, researcher-friendly gateway into computer-based phylogenetics and morphometrics.

Phanerozoic Stromatolites II (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994): Janine Bertrand-Sarfati, C Monty Phanerozoic Stromatolites II (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994)
Janine Bertrand-Sarfati, C Monty
R1,583 Discovery Miles 15 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Precambrian stromatolites have received in depth, consideration from geologists and paleontologists; they were indeed searching for biosedimentary structures that were sufficiently characteristic and widely distributed to be considered as useful tools for stratigraphic correlation. Silicified stromatolites are also of interest as they contain preserved traces of ancient life. Calcareous Phanerozoic stromatolites have not received very much attention from geologists. Logan's too schematic morphological classification of 1964, was not so helpful to the knowledge of Phanerozoic stromatolites because neither their morphology nor their microstructure were studied in the same detail in which Proterozoic stromatolites have now been described. We therefore know little about the Phanerozoic stromatolites which, do, however, show an interesting range of diversification. A major questions stiII remaining to be answered include the history of stromatolite development and wether their morphology has "evolved" in addition to detailed information concerning Cenozoic nonmarine stromatolites which precipitate carbonate and the Recent giant stromatolites which trap particles. For these reasons Claude Monty, in 1981, launched the first volume of what was going to be a series on "Phanerozoic stromatolites" in order to describe their morphology, microstructure and paleoecology and to present them in their stratigraphic context.

Fossil Reptiles of Great Britain (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995): M. J Benton, P.S. Spencer Fossil Reptiles of Great Britain (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995)
M. J Benton, P.S. Spencer
R2,991 Discovery Miles 29 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

British Fossil reptile sites are of international importance since they include remains that fill the time gaps poorly known elsewhere. They include rich classic reptile beds which have been the source of dozens of important specimens. This volume details all those sites that have yielded fossil reptiles. The fifty most important localities are described in detail and an extensive bibliography of everything published on British Fossil reptiles since 1676 is provided.

Morphometrics for Nonmorphometricians (Paperback, 2010 ed.): Ashraf M.T. Elewa Morphometrics for Nonmorphometricians (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Ashraf M.T. Elewa
R4,349 Discovery Miles 43 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Morphometrics is concerned with the study of variations and change in the form (size and shape) of organisms or objects adding a quantitative element to descriptions and thereby facilitating the comparison of different objects and organisms. This volume provides an introduction to morphometrics in a clear and simple way without recourse to complex mathematics and statistics. This introduction is followed by a series of case studies describing the variety of applications of morphometrics from paleontology and evolutionary ecology to archaeological artifacts analysis. This is followed by a presentation of future applications of morphometrics and state of the art software for analyzing and comparing shape.

Southern Hemisphere Palaeobiogeography of Triassic-Jurassic Marine Bivalves (Paperback, 2013 ed.): Susana E. Damborenea, Javier... Southern Hemisphere Palaeobiogeography of Triassic-Jurassic Marine Bivalves (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
Susana E. Damborenea, Javier Echevarria, Sonia Ros Franch
R1,479 Discovery Miles 14 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Palaeobiogeography is a complex subject which processes information provided by both Biology and Earth Sciences. It is conceptually and philosophically equivalent to neobiogeography. Nevertheless, its methods are somewhat different, since it is limited by the incompleteness of the fossil record. On the other hand, it has direct access to the time dimension, a key ingredient of organic evolution. Mesozoic benthonic mollusks, and especially bivalves, have a great potential for palaeobiogeographical analysis due to their commonly good preservation, abundance, diversity and high dispersion potential at the larval stage. From a merely descriptive point of view, the analysis of their distribution shows latitudinal gradients and distributional patterns, both at regional and global scales, which are the basis for the recognition of biochoremas or palaeobiogeographical units of different ranks. Moving forward towards a causal
palaeobiogeography, these organisms also provide interesting insight into particular biogeographical questions, such as bipolarity and its origin. The evolution in time of the
recognized biochoremas can be discussed in relation to palaeoclimas and extinction events. Finally, some of the results obtained from the analysis of the distribution of past
bivalve biotas were even used to propose and discuss the development of marine corridors and argue about the distribution of continents in the past.

Function, Phylogeny, and Fossils - Miocene Hominoid Evolution and Adaptations (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st... Function, Phylogeny, and Fossils - Miocene Hominoid Evolution and Adaptations (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1977)
David R. Begun, Carol V. Ward, Michael D. Rose
R5,652 Discovery Miles 56 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An insightful new work, Function, Phylogeny, and Fossils integrates two practices in paleobiology which are often separated - functional and phylogenetic analysis. The book summarizes the evidence on paleoenvironments at the most important Miocene hominoid sites and relates it to the pertinent fossil record. The contributors present the most up-to-date statements on the functional anatomy and likely behavior of the best known hominoids of this crucial period of ape and human evolution. A key feature is a comprehensive table listing 240 characteristics among 13 genera of living and extinct hominoids.

China - Stratigraphy, Paleogeography and Tectonics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991): Arthur A.... China - Stratigraphy, Paleogeography and Tectonics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)
Arthur A. Meyerhoff, M. Kamen-Kaye, Chin Chen, I. Taner
R4,360 Discovery Miles 43 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

all such systems are important, the Proterozoic column This volume concerns the geology of China, and it examinesthat concern by expositionsofthe stratigraphy, possibly is unique in its continuous sedimentary devel the paleogeography, and the tectonics ofthat remarkable opment and in its reference section of global rank. In paleogeography, this volume describes and illustra country. In this sense, therefore, our aims and purposes are explicit in the title. The senior author and his tes first the broad distribution of Proterozoic deposits. colleagues, furthermore, do not have in mind any special Succeeding descriptions and illustrations trace the ebb and flow of shallow marine waters across China as or specific audience. This volume is quite simply for all geologists. By far the majority will be those whose Phanerozoic time of more than 600 million years elapses native tongue is English, or those who understand from the beginning of the Cambrian to the present. In structure, this volume emphasizes the importance English. Not to be overlooked, moreover, is the large number ofChinese geologists who not only read English of paraplatforms, platforms, geosynclines, and great but also who themselves write studies in English that east-west zones of fracture in the Precambian, also the appear in publications in both their homeland and effects of these early structural elements on structure abroad. in the ensuing Phanerozoic. In the Phanerozoic itself, north-south stress developed in the pre-Phanerozoic A constantly growing interest in the geology of China continued through much of the Paleozoic."

Paleoclimatology - Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Raymond S. Bradley Paleoclimatology - Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Raymond S. Bradley
R2,155 Discovery Miles 21 550 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"Paleoclimatology: Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary, Third Edition," provides a thorough overview of the methods of paleoclimatic reconstruction and of the historical changes in climate during the past three million years.

This thoroughly updated and revised edition systematically examines each type of proxy and elucidates the major attributes and the limitations of each. "Paleoclimatology, Third Edition" provides necessary context for those interested in understanding climate changes at present and how current trends in climate compare with changes that have occurred in the past. The text is richly illustrated and includes an extensive bibliography for further research.
A comprehensive overview of the methods of paleoclimate reconstruction, and the record of past changes in climate during the last 3 million yearsAddresses all the techniques used in paleoclimatic reconstruction from climate proxiesWith full-color throughout, and thoroughly revised chapters on dating methods, climate forcing, ice cores, marine sediments, pollen analysis, dendroclimatology, and historical recordsIncludes new chapters on speleothems, loess, and lake sedimentsMore than 1,000 new references and 190 new figures Essential reading for those interested in how present trends in climate compare with changes that have occurred in the past

New Aspects of Mesozoic Biodiversity (Paperback, 2010): Saswati Bandyopadhyay New Aspects of Mesozoic Biodiversity (Paperback, 2010)
Saswati Bandyopadhyay
R2,849 Discovery Miles 28 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) was established on 17th December, 1931 by a great visionary Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis to promote research in the theory and applications of statistics as a new scienti c discipline in India. In 1959, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India introduced the ISI Act in the parliament and designated it as an Institution of National Importance because of its remarkable achievements in statistical work as well as its contribution to economic planning. Today, the Indian Statistical Institute occupies a prestigious position in the a- demic rmament. It has been a haven for bright and talented academics working in a number of disciplines. Its research faculty has done India proud in the arenas of Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, among others. Over s- enty ve years, it has grown into a massive banyan tree, like the institute emblem. The Institute now serves the nation as a uni ed and monolithic organization from different places, namely Kolkata, the Headquarters, Delhi, Bangalore, and Chennai, three centers, a network of ve SQC-OR Units located at Mumbai, Pune, Baroda, Hyderabad and Coimbatore, and a branch ( eld station) at Giridih. The platinum jubilee celebrations of ISI have been launched by Honorable Prime Minister Prof. Manmohan Singh on December 24, 2006, and the Govt. of India has declared 29th June as the "Statistics Day" to commemorate the birthday of Prof. Mahalanobis nationally.

Abominable Science! - Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids (Hardcover): Daniel Loxton, Donald R. Prothero Abominable Science! - Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids (Hardcover)
Daniel Loxton, Donald R. Prothero; Foreword by Michael Shermer
R844 Discovery Miles 8 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Throughout our history, humans have been captivated by mythic beasts and legendary creatures. Tales of Bigfoot, the Yeti, and the Loch Ness monster are part of our collective experience. Now comes a book from two dedicated investigators that explores and elucidates the fascinating world of cryptozoology.

Daniel Loxton and Donald R. Prothero have written an entertaining, educational, and definitive text on cryptids, presenting the arguments both for and against their existence and systematically challenging the pseudoscience that perpetuates their myths. After examining the nature of science and pseudoscience and their relation to cryptozoology, Loxton and Prothero take on Bigfoot; the Yeti, or Abominable Snowman, and its cross-cultural incarnations; the Loch Ness monster and its highly publicized sightings; the evolution of the Great Sea Serpent; and Mokele Mbembe, or the Congo dinosaur. They conclude with an analysis of the psychology behind the persistent belief in paranormal phenomena, identifying the major players in cryptozoology, discussing the character of its subculture, and considering the challenge it poses to clear and critical thinking in our increasingly complex world.

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