Palaeontology 1

The order of Catfishes (Siluriformes) is one of the largest in number of families, genera, and species. The group is found in most freshwaters and shallow saltwater bodies around the world. Its extr……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the renowned paleontologist and bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, a sweeping evolutionary history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to the ……続きを見る

This is an open access book. Unique in its scope, this book provides for the first time a Southern European perspective on prehistoric wetland settlements and their natural environment. These are dw……続きを見る

In "North American Plesiosaurs: Elasmosaurus, Cimoliasaurus, and Polycotylus," Samuel Wendell Williston meticulously examines the anatomy and paleobiology of these ancient marine reptiles that thriv……続きを見る

John P. Smol is a professor in the Biology Department at Queen's University (Canada), with a cross-appointment at the School of Environmental Studies. He co-directs the Paleoecological Environmental……続きを見る

This authoritative volume brings together decades of insights from one of the longest terrestrial fossil records on the planet. The fabled Himalayas have isolated and sheltered the Indian subcontine……続きを見る

This open access book contains a set of chapters covering all aspects of geosciences related to Kuwait and adjacent regions, including Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Arab Gulf states. It covers basic in……続きを見る

In "A Monograph of the Trilobites of North America: with Coloured Models of the Species," Jacob Green meticulously explores the rich diversity and intricate morphology of trilobites, a group of exti……続きを見る

In "Introduction to the Study of Pal√¶ontological Botany," John Hutton Balfour intricately weaves together the realms of botany and paleontology, offering a detailed examination of fossilized plants……続きを見る

This Open Access volume highlights how tree ring stable isotopes have been used to address a range of environmental issues from paleoclimatology to forest management, and anthropogenic impacts on fo……続きを見る

This Open Access book introduces readers to the regional geology of Hanggai, Xianxia and Chuancun, the area between China's northern Zhejiang Province and southern Anhui Province and explores the st……続きを見る

This textbook introduces research on dinosaurs by describing the science behind how we know what we know about dinosaurs. A wide range of topics is covered, from fossils and taphonomy to dinosaur ph……続きを見る

An illustrated record book of sauropod facts and figuresーthe hugest, the oldest, the most intelligent, and more The sauropod dinosaurs roamed the planet for millions of years, with creatures rangin……続きを見る

Was unterscheidet uns Menschen vom Tier. »Westerman ist ein Meistererzähler, der mit Thriller-Effekten die Leser in seinen Bann schlägt.« Hans Christoph Buch, Die Zeit. In einer Höhle auf einer Inse……続きを見る

In "The Rise and Progress of Palaeontology," Thomas Henry Huxley masterfully chronicles the evolution of the study of fossils and ancient life forms, employing a precise yet accessible literary styl……続きを見る

With a focus on the fundamentals and strategies of distillation columns, this book covers the process variables for continuous distillation columns, as well as four basic control strategies and the ……続きを見る

** WINNER OF THE PEN HESSELL-TILTMAN PRIZE 2021 ** 'Beautiful, evocative, authoritative.' Professor Brian Cox 'Important reading not just for anyone interested in these ancient cousins of ours, but ……続きを見る

Today, any kid can rattle off the names of dozens of dinosaurs. But it took centuries of scientific effortーand a lot of luckーto discover and establish the diversity of dinosaur species we now know……続きを見る

Since seeing my first film about dinosaurs as a child I have wondered about these amazing creatures. This had lead me to read many of the available books on the subject, but while doing so I found t……続きを見る

In "Fossil Ice Crystals: An Instance of the Practical Value of 'Pure Science,'" Johan August Udden delves into the intricate world of crystallography and palaeontology, presenting a meticulous explo……続きを見る

15 dinosaurs - ferocious, fleet-footed, feathered, voracious, long-necked, huge and very weird. Full colour pictures selected from the 42 line drawings in A Colouring Book of Dinosaurs by Dandi Palm……続きを見る

“The water is murky. Sand and grit stir it up, making it difficult for the giant predator with the 6-foot-tall sail on his back to see. He lowers his mouth into the water, his high nostrils allowing……続きを見る

"THE ULTIMATE DINOSAUR BIOGRAPHY," hails Scientific American: A thrilling new history of the age of dinosaurs, from one of our finest young scientists. "A masterpiece of science writing." ーWashingt……続きを見る

Fossils have been vital to our understanding of the formation of the earth and the origins of all life on it. However, their impact has not been limited to debates about geology and evolution: attem……続きを見る

"[An] extraordinary book. . . . Mr. Gould is an exceptional combination of scientist and science writer. . . . He is thus exceptionally well placed to tell these stories, and he tells them with ferv……続きを見る

“Lucy is a 3.2-million-year-old skeleton who has become the spokeswoman for human evolution. She is perhaps the best known and most studied fossil hominid of the twentieth century, the benchmark by ……続きを見る

By the author of the acclaimed bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, a "brilliant" and "beautifully told" new natural history of mammals, illuminating the lost story of the extraordinary fa……続きを見る

INVESTIGATING FOSSILS INVESTIGATING FOSSILS A HISTORY OF PALAEONTOLOGY Investigating Fossils – A History of Palaeontology is a concise and accessible look at changing attitudes to palaeontology in g……続きを見る

**Winner of the Phi Beta Kappa Ralph Waldo Emerson Award “[A]n incisive and captivating reassessment of prehistory . . . In lucid prose, Geroulanos unspools an enthralling and detailed history of th……続きを見る

The revolution in science that is transforming our understanding of extinct life We used to think of fossils as being composed of nothing but rock and minerals, all molecular traces of life having v……続きを見る