Fossil Ecosystems of North America - A Guide to the Sites and their Extraordinary Biotas (Paperback)

Most major recent advances in understanding the history of life on Earth have been through the study of exceptionally well preserved biotas (Fossil-Lagerstatten). These are windows on the history of life on Earth and can provide a fairly complete picture of the evolution of ecosystems through time. This book follows the success of Evolution of Fossil Ecosystems by the same authors which covered Fossil-Lagerstatten around the world. The success of the first book prompted this new book which draws on four localities from the original book and adds another ten, all located in North America. Following an introduction to Fossil-Lagerstatten, each chapter deals with a single fossil locality. Each chapter contains a brief introduction placing the Lagerstatte in an evolutionary context; there then follows a history of study of the locality; the background sedimentology, stratigraphy and palaeoenvironment; a description of the biota; discussion of the palaeoecology, and a comparison with other Lagerstatten of a similar age and/or environment. At the end of the book is an Appendix listing museums in which to see exhibitions of fossils from each locality and suggestions for visiting the sites.

General

Imprint:	Manson Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	Paul Selden • John Nudds
Dimensions:	211 x 150 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-84076-088-0
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Palaeontology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-84076-088-5
Barcode:	9781840760880

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!