Problematic Fossil Taxa (Hardcover)

Problematic fossils--those groups of organisms that do not fit conveniently into any existing phylum--play a pivotal role in the reconstruction of the history of life, being in effect "early experiments." This lavishly illustrated volume provides careful analyses and descriptions--in anatomical, functional, and developmental terms--of most of the major problematic fossil taxa. Sixteen original papers, written by internationally recognized scholars, discuss the features that make these taxa problematic and that provide clues to their phylogenetic relationships. Since Precambrian groups have been well covered in the existing literature, Hoffman and Nitecki focus on Paleozoic, and especially Early Paleozoic organisms, although Precambrian biota are also discussed.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Oxford Monographs on Geology & Geophysics, No. 5
Release date:	December 1986
Editors:	Antoni Hoffman • Matthew H. Nitecki
Dimensions:	250 x 160 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	276
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-503992-4
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Palaeontology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-503992-0
Barcode:	9780195039924

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