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RecordNumber
15787
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Author
Benton, M. J.(Michael J.)
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Addition
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Title
Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record
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Author Statement
Michael J. Benton, David A.T. Harper
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Publication
Wiley-Blackwell
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Collation
xii, 592 p. : ill, maps
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Contents
Paleontology as a science -- Fossils in time and space -- Taphonomy and quality of the fossil record -- Paleoecology and paleoclimates -- Macroevolution and the tree of life -- Fossil form and function -- Mass extinctions and biodiversity loss -- The origin of life -- Protists -- Origin of the metazoans -- The basal metazoans -- Spiralians I -- Spiralians 2 -- Ecdysozoa -- Deuterostomes echinoderms and hemichordates -- Fishes and basal tetrapods -- Dinosaurs and mammals -- Fossil plants -- Trace fossils -- Diversification of life.
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Subject
Evolutionary paleobiology,Paleobiology,Paleontology
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ADDED ENTRIES
AU Harper, D. A. T.
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LC Class
QE
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LC Number
721.2
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LC CutterNumber
.E85,B46
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LC Date
2009
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ISBNN
9781405186469 (hardback : alk. paper) ,
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Published_Year
2009
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