Palaeontology 30

True stories of fossil-hunting adventures around the globe from "a world-class field scientist [and] a highly entertaining writer" ( The American Scholar). Michael Novacek, a world-renowned paleonto……続きを見る

This book presents the diversity of Dinosaur tracks found in Mesozoic basins in Brazil and brings it in a paleoenvironmental context. Each chapter includes information about the geology of the site,……続きを見る

The Cenozoic history of South America faunas mainly rests on the evidence yielded by the study of fossil mammals. Following the seminal work of William D. Matthew, George G. Simpson established the ……続きを見る

This book highlights the importance of palynology in understanding floral biodiversity, paleoclimate and depositional environments in deep time and recent sediments. It includes contributions from r……続きを見る

In the 1830s, decades before Darwin published the Origin of Species, a museum of evolution flourished in London. Reign of the Beast pieces together the extraordinary story of this lost working-man's……続きを見る

In "Die Abstammung und Differenzierung der Gigantostraken" entführt Jan Versluys den Leser in die faszinierende Welt der Gigantostraken, einer einzigartigen Gruppe von Krustentieren, die durch ihre ……続きを見る

Friedrich Schmidts "Nachtrag zu den russischen silurischen Leperditien" ist ein bedeutendes Werk, das sich mit der Erforschung und Analyse fossiler Leperditien aus dem Silur der russischen Regionen ……続きを見る

Diese Anthologie, 'Ueber die Crustaceen der Steinkohlenformation von Saarbrücken', bietet einen umfassenden Blick auf die fossilen Krustentiere, die während der Steinkohlenzeit die Region um Saarbrü……続きを見る

In "Entwickelung der Erdrinde mit ihren Bewohnern" präsentiert Carl Ernst Bock eine umfassende Untersuchung der geologischen und biologischen Evolution der Erde. Der Autor kombiniert präzise naturwi……続きを見る

In "Die Crustaceenfauna der Eurypterenschichten von Rootziküll auf Oesel" beleuchtet Friedrich Schmidt die facettenreiche Welt der Krebstiere, die in den Eurypterenschichten der estnischen Insel Öse……続きを見る

Foraminifera are single-celled marine organisms, usually less than a millimeter in size, and their fossil records extend back in geological time some 500 million years. Some foraminifera have grown ……続きを見る

1 Timothy 6:20 Did you grow up in public school being taught that the earth is Billions of years old? And that the Dinosaurs went extinct 65 MILLION years ago? Do you believe that you came from some……続きを見る

From Fossils to Fame: Unearthing the Extraordinary Life of Mary Anning, A Complete Biography of the English Paleontologist Before dinosaurs were headline news, a young girl on the rugged English coa……続きを見る

Geology and Natural Resources of Nigeria is an up‑to‑date and comprehensive overview of the geological framework of the continental crust of Nigeria, its evolution, and the natural resources it hold……続きを見る

"Reveals the vibrant lives of Pleistocene megafauna, driven extinct by climate change and human hunters. Can lessons from the past halt a sixth mass extinction?" ー New Scientist , "Don't Miss" Long……続きを見る

"A valuable new synthesis of . . . climate, geography, and life during the past 20,000 years. . . . an intimate appreciation of the rich variety of nature." ーS. David Webb, Science The fascinating ……続きを見る

Reconstructing Olduvai: The Behavior of Early Humans at David's Site provides the necessary information for future generations of archaeologists to peer into the lifestyle of early humans. Much of w……続きを見る

Sauropods, those huge plant-eating dinosaurs, possessed bodies that seem to defy every natural law. What were these creatures like as living animals and how could they reach such uniquely gigantic s……続きを見る

A comprehensive guide to the evolution of life during the Cambrian Period, and a story of one man's search for the world's oldest animal fossils. "Told with a wry humor, the odd pop cultural/sci-fi ……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

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

"Bonnan combines wit and passion with the sensibilities of a talented instructor in this encyclopedic tour of the vertebrate skeleton." ー Publishers Weekly What can we learn about the evolution of ……続きを見る

Where do turtles hail from? Why and how did they acquire shells? These questions have spurred heated debate and intense research for more than two hundred years. Brilliantly weaving evidence from th……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

Easily distinguished by the horns and frills on their skulls, ceratopsians were one of the most successful of all dinosaurs. This volume presents a broad range of cutting-edge research on the functi……続きを見る

In 1961, while mapping rock exposures along the Colville River in Alaska, an oil company geologist would unknowingly find the evidence for a startling discovery. Long before the North Slope of Alask……続きを見る

Around 370 million years ago, a distant relative of a modern lungfish began a most extraordinary adventureーemerging from the water and laying claim to the land. Over the next 70 million years, this……続きを見る

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

The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is the location of one of the best-known terrestrial records for the late Cretaceous. Prior fieldwork confirmed the richness of the area, but a major ……続きを見る

Quando nel 1986, durante una serie di lezioni sui «grandi enigmi dell’evoluzione», vede proiettata una diapositiva in cui un pesce è collegato da una freccia a un «anfibio primitivo», il paleontolog……続きを見る