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Written for everyone fascinated by the huge beasts that once roamed the earth, this book introduces the giant hornless rhinoceros, Indricotherium. These massive animals inhabited Asia and Eurasia fo……続きを見る

In 1878, the first complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered in a coal mine in Bernissart, Belgium. Iguanodon, first described by Gideon Mantell on the basis of fragments discovered in England in 18……続きを見る

The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah is the location of one of the best-known terrestrial records for the late Cretaceous. A major effort in the new century has documented over 2,……続きを見る

From 1907 to 1931 at Tendaguru, a remote site in present-day Tanzania, teams of German (and later British) paleontologists unearthed 220 tons of fossils, including the bones of a new dinosaur, one o……続きを見る

Collector's Guide to Fort Payne Crinoids and Blastoids is the first comprehensive guide for identifying the fossils of echinoderms from hundreds of millions of years ago, when North America was cove……続きを見る

This overview of dinosaur discoveries in Mexico synthesizes current information about the geography and environment of the region during the Mesozoic when it was the western margin of the ancient co……続きを見る

What can we learn about the evolution of jaws from a pair of scissors? How does the flight of a tennis ball help explain how fish overcome drag? What do a spacesuit and a chicken egg have in common?……続きを見る

Dinosaur Tracks from Brazil is the first full-length study of dinosaurs in Brazil. Some 500 dinosaur trackways from the Cretaceous period still remain in the Rio do Peixe basins of Brazil, making it……続きを見る

An essential introduction to the age of dinosaurs in Africa. Once Africa was referred to as the ''Lost World of the dinosaur era,'' so poorly known were its ancient flora and fauna. Worse still, man……続きを見る

This volume, aimed at the general reader, presents life and times of the amazing animals that inhabited Earth more than 500 million years ago. The Cambrian Period was a critical time in Earth's hist……続きを見る

AU COMMENCEMENT, IL Y AVAIT (AUSSI) LES PLANTES L’histoire de la vie sur Terre est souvent décrite comme une série de grands moments au cours desquels a surgi une vie animale fascinante. Mais rien n……続きを見る

This volume includes 32 contributions on topics such as climatology, oceanography, anthropology and archaeology. 続きを見る

This reference provides up-to-date information on research in many different disciplines which give an overall insight into the environmental history of Africa. 続きを見る

This text includes comprehensive and up-to-date information on research in many different disciplines giving an overall insight into the environmental history of Africa. 続きを見る

The Proceedings of the International Symposium on Shallow Tethys 2, held in Wagga Wagga, on the 15-17 September 1986. 続きを見る

Assesses the macroevolutionary turnover of paleotropical planktic graptolites during the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction (LOME) via automated sequencing and capture-mark-recapture modeling. Graptoli……続きを見る

Explore the power of myth as humanity first discovered it Collected Works of Joseph Campbell edition ー with up-to-date science In this first volume of The Masks of God ー Joseph Campbell’s major wo……続きを見る

Born in 1911 to an unconventional, free-spirited artist mother and an eminent paleontologist father, Margaret Matthew chose a career as an artist specializing in restorations of extinct animals. She……続きを見る

The mysteries of creationーthat is, of the Earth’s formation and the emergence of humansーhave perplexed humanity for a long time. This book explores the profound transformations of Earth's geologic……続きを見る

40 000 ans avant notre ère. Yaretzi est le guetteur du clan des Mers. Du haut des falaises, afin qu’aucun danger ne les surprenne, il veille sur les siens. Son clan, comme à chaque printemps, s’appr……続きを見る

Dieses grundlegende Kompendium der Paläozoologie der Wirbellosen ordnet das fossile Tierreich mit taxonomischer Strenge und anschaulicher Morphologie. Systematisch behandelt es Protozoen, Cnidaria, ……続きを見る

This volume is an outcome of the 12th international conference of the international bryozoology association in Dublin. It consists of 85 oral and 16 poster presentations which cover all aspects of b……続きを見る

This Element argues for the benefits of integrating the perspectives of a new historiography of paleontology in the training of upcoming paleontologists and in the paleontological community's cultur……続きを見る

On se laisse aller facilement à répéter comme des vérités acquises les hypothèses commodes et plausibles qui dispensent de réfléchir. En vertu de cette routine, on nous dit que l’humanité a passé su……続きを見る

Si tu curiosidad por los dinosaurios es infinita per tu tiempo limitado, este es el libro que necesitas. Viaja al mundo prehistórico y descubre los aspectos más fascinantes de la vida de las criatur……続きを見る

This volume covers topics such as geology, geomorphology, palynology, palaeontology and archaeology in the fynbos region, southern-most Africa. 続きを見る

A história da vida na Terra, em seus 4,5 bilhões de anos, tem atravessado diferentes períodos marcados por grandes destruições – em alguns deles, inclusive, a vida quase se extinguiu por completo. O……続きを見る

Journey back to the Ice Age and explore the remarkable animals that once dominated the Earth. 32 Ice Age Animals is an illustrated guide to the fascinating creatures of the Pleistocene epoch, featur……続きを見る

Gideon Mantell (1790-1852) was a respected surgeon and a pioneering geologist and palaeontologist. Using his skill in comparative anatomy, he pieced together unidentified bone fragments found in cha……続きを見る

An introduction to how life has colonized and shaped the Earth, turning it into the habitable planet of today Exploring the geological basis for life on Earth, Introduction to Geobiology systematica……続きを見る