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Sixth North American Paleontological Convention
Author | : John E. Repetski |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Paleontology |
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New Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey
Author | : Geological Survey (U.S.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Geology |
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Fossil Primates
Author | : Susan Cachel |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2015-04-23 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1107005302 |
A unique reconstruction of the paleobiology of fossil non-human primates and their key role in inferring evolutionary processes on earth.
Proceedings of the North American Paleontological Convention
Author | : Ellis Leon Yochelson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 738 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Conference. Proceedings of the North American Paleontological Convention |
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Conservation Paleobiology
Author | : Gregory P. Dietl |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2017-11-17 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 022650686X |
In conservation, perhaps no better example exists of the past informing the present than the return of the California condor to the Vermilion Cliffs of Arizona. Extinct in the region for nearly one hundred years, condors were successfully reintroduced starting in the 1990s in an effort informed by the fossil record—condor skeletal remains had been found in the area’s late-Pleistocene cave deposits. The potential benefits of applying such data to conservation initiatives are unquestionably great, yet integrating the relevant disciplines has proven challenging. Conservation Paleobiology gathers a remarkable array of scientists—from Jeremy B. C. Jackson to Geerat J. Vermeij—to provide an authoritative overview of how paleobiology can inform both the management of threatened species and larger conservation decisions. Studying endangered species is difficult. They are by definition rare, some exist only in captivity, and for those still in their native habitats any experimentation can potentially have a negative effect on survival. Moreover, a lack of long-term data makes it challenging to anticipate biotic responses to environmental conditions that are outside of our immediate experience. But in the fossil and prefossil records—from natural accumulations such as reefs, shell beds, and caves to human-made deposits like kitchen middens and archaeological sites—enlightening parallels to the Anthropocene can be found that might serve as a primer for present-day predicaments. Offering both deep-time and near-time perspectives and exploring a range of ecological and evolutionary dynamics and taxa from terrestrial as well as aquatic habitats, Conservation Paleobiology is a sterling demonstration of how the past can be used to manage for the future, giving new hope for the creation and implementation of successful conservation programs.
The Great Fossil Enigma
Author | : Simon J. Knell |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 635 |
Release | : 2012-11-06 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0253006066 |
A fascinating, comprehensive, accessible account of conodont fossils—one of paleontology’s greatest mysteries: “Deserves to be widely read and enjoyed” (Priscum). Stephen Jay Gould borrowed from Winston Churchill when he described the eel-like conodont animal as a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. The search for its identity confounded scientists for more than a century. Some thought it a slug, others a fish, a worm, a plant, even a primitive ancestor of ourselves. As the list of possibilities grew, an answer to the riddle never seemed any nearer. Would the animal that left behind the miniscule fossils known as conodonts ever be identified? Three times the creature was found, but each was quite different from the others. Were any of them really the one? Simon J. Knell takes the reader on a journey through 150 years of scientific thinking, imagining, and arguing. Slowly the animal begins to reveal traces of itself: its lifestyle, its remarkable evolution, its witnessing of great catastrophes, its movements over the surface of the planet, and finally its anatomy. Today the conodont animal remains perhaps the most disputed creature in the zoological world.
The Rise of Animals
Author | : Mikhail A. Fedonkin |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780801886799 |
An essential resource for paleontologists, biologists, geologists, and teachers, The Rise of Animals is the best single reference on one of earth's most significant events.