Palaeontology 31

**An “epic and joyous” (Adam Rutherford) history of our species, using recent scientific discoveries to explore humanity’s domestication of the plants and animals that have allowed human civilizatio……続きを見る

An essential introduction to the paleobiology of animal body size, locomotion, and feeding. Paleobiology is the branch of evolutionary biology involved in the reconstruction of the life histories of……続きを見る

The high-resolution palynological study of the varved sediments of Lake Montcortès has provided a unique record of the regional vegetation shifts over the last 3000 years and of the natural and anth……続きを見る

This book provides a comprehensive, detailed, and coherent spatio-temporal account of Caribbean mangrove evolution from its evolutionary origins to the present that is not available for any mangrove……続きを見る

Какого цвета был ихтиозавр? Сколько калорий в день требовалось мегалодону? Можно ли летать на брюшных ребрах (и что это вообще такое)? Как выглядели змеи с ногами, черепахи без панциря или земноводн……続きを見る

All-new edition of the world’s leading vertebrate palaeontology textbook, now addressing key evolutionary transitions and ecological drivers for vertebrate evolution Richly illustrated with colour i……続きを見る

"A paleontological odyssey that manages to be informative, witty, educationalー and enormous fun." ー Simon Winchester, author of The Map That Changed the World, Krakatoa, and A Crack in the Edge of……続きを見る

Las respuestas de la ciencia a las preguntas fundamentales sobre el origen de la vida y el origen del ser humano. Desde las primeras bacterias -3.800 millones de años- y los primeros organismos, pla……続きを見る

Foreword by Matthew C. Lamanna New Afterword by Tom Rea Less than one hundred years ago, Diplodocus carnegiiーnamed after industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegieーwas the most famous dinosa……続きを見る

When people today hear “paleontology,” they immediately think of dinosaurs. But for much of the history of the discipline, dramatic demonstrations of the history of life focused on the developmental……続きを見る

In early July 1899, an excavation team of paleontologists sponsored by Andrew Carnegie discovered the fossil remains in Wyoming of what was then the longest and largest dinosaur on record. Named aft……続きを見る

"A delight . . . This may be the one book for catching up on what has become of the dinosaurs you thought you knew from grade school." ー The New York Times One of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Spring……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

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

"Ijouiher chronicles the Cretaceous fossil record of North Africa, one of the most exciting frontiers in paleontology research today." ーSteve Brusatte, New York Times -bestselling author Once Afri……続きを見る

Comprehensive in detail and worldwide in scope, Chirotheres is the definitive compendium of what is known about the five-toed footprints of Triassic archosaurs, ancestors of the crocodiles. Sandston……続きを見る

The main prospects for expanding the mineral resource base of gold are associated with the discovery of typical ore objects within the distribution of productive black shale strata in the Orenburg p……続きを見る

A scientific excursion into folklore, zoology, and cryptozoology, this text highlights a field, often called a pseudoscience, which seriously considers the possible existence of hidden or unknown an……続きを見る

Radiogenic Isotopes Applied to Mineral Exploration: A Practical Guide assists mineral exploration geologists, students and professors in the field of metallogeny and ore deposits. This book provides……続きを見る

Il y a 66 millions d'années, les créatures les plus redoutables de la Terre disparaissaient. Aujourd'hui encore, les dinosaures restent l'une des grandes énigmes de notre planète, et c'est à leur hi……続きを見る

An authoritative illustrated guide to the fearsome predators that dominated the Mesozoic world for 180 million years New discoveries are transforming our understanding of the theropod dinosaurs, rev……続きを見る

One of the twentieth century’s great paleontologists and science writers, Stephen Jay Gould was, for Bruce S. Lieberman and Niles Eldredge, also a close colleague and friend. In Macroevolutionaries,……続きを見る

Эта книга уникальна. Райли Блэк воспроизводит картину событий массового вымирания мелового периода на примерах конкретных животных так, словно присутствовала там и тогда сама. Все начинается в предд……続きを見る

Stirrings from good times past! This third installment of Greg and Doc is derived from letters and notes found in Dr. R. W. Hiatt’s Makoshika journals from 1966 through 1968, a narrative from Siberi……続きを見る

The Foundations of Paleontology Unearthing the History of Life takes readers on a journey through the ancient history of our planet, exploring the origins and evolution of life as uncovered by the s……続きを見る

Nous, humains, sommes les héritiers d'une dynastie régnant sur la Terre depuis près de 66 millions d'années : les mammifères. Notre lignée comprend des tigres à dents de sabre, des baleines à pattes……続きを見る

In a remote desert corner of Sonora, Mexico, the site of El Fin del Mundo offers the first recorded evidence of Paleoindian interactions with gomphotheres, an extinct species related to elephants. T……続きを見る

A revelatory, up-to-date account of everything we now know about dinosaur behavior, from a renowned global expert Our understanding of dinosaur behavior has long been hampered by the inevitable lack……続きを見る

Darwinian evolution predicts the gradual emergence of new life forms in the history of life. But the fossil record tells a different story. Journey with Professor Paul K. Chien to Chengjiang, China,……続きを見る

A highlight-reel history of the dinosaurs, told like never beforeーbringing their world to vivid life in a paleontological detective story The Shortest History of the Dinosaurs tells the 230-million……続きを見る