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.
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