Eocene Biodiversity

Eocene Biodiversity
Author: Gregg F. Gunnell
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1461512719

Initially, this work was designed to document and study the diversification of modern mammalian groups and was quite successful and satisfying. However, as field and laboratory work continued, there began to develop a suspicion that not all of the Eocene story was being told. It became apparent that most fossil samples, especially those from the American West, were derived from similar preservational circumstances and similar depositional settings. A program was initiated to look for other potential sources of fossil samples, either from non-traditional lithologies or from geographic areas that were not typically sampled. As this program of research grew it began to demonstrate that different lithologies and different geographic areas told different stories from those that had been developed based on more typical faunal assemblages. This book is conceived as an introduction to non-traditional Eocene fossils samples, and as a place to document and discuss features of these fossil assemblages that are rare or that come from rarely represented habitats.

Warm Climates in Earth History

Warm Climates in Earth History
Author: Brian T. Huber
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 502
Release: 2000
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780521641425

The geologic record contains evidence of greenhouse climates in the earth's past, and by studying these past conditions, we can gain greater understanding of the forcing mechanisms and feedbacks that influence today's climate. Leading experts in paleoclimatology combine in one integrated volume new and state-of-the-art paleontological, geological, and theoretical studies to assess intervals of global warmth. The book reviews what is known about the causes and consequences of globally warm climates, demonstrates current directions of research on warm climates, and outlines the central problems that remain unresolved. The chapters present new research on a number of different warm climate intervals from the early Paleozoic to the early Cenozoic. The book will be of great interest to researchers in paleoclimatology, and it will also be useful as a supplementary text on advanced undergraduate or graduate level courses in paleoclimatology and earth science.

Morphology, Shape and Phylogeny

Morphology, Shape and Phylogeny
Author: Norman MacLeod
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2002-02-07
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0203165179

Generally, biologists and mathematicians who study the shape and form of organisms have largely been working in isolation from those who work on evolutionary relationships through the analysis of common characteristics. Increasingly however, dialogue between the two communities is beginning to develop - but other than a handful of journal papers, there has been no formal, published discussion on this subject. This timely book summarises the interdisciplinary work that has taken place and will stimulate additional research into these topics. Any scientist working on evolutionary relationships will find this volume invaluable.

New Geospatial Approaches to the Anthropological Sciences

New Geospatial Approaches to the Anthropological Sciences
Author: Robert L. Anemone
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2018
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0826359671

Arguing that geospatial analysis holds great promise for much anthropological inquiry, the contributors have designed this volume to show how the powerful tools of GIScience can be used to benefit a variety of research programs.