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| Author | : Stephen K. Donovan |
| Publisher | : Liverpool University Press |
| Total Pages | : 273 |
| Release | : 2021-07-01 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1780466668 |
A comprehensible reference manual for palaeontologists on many aspects of their science. Topics discussed range from the esoteric, such as palaeoecology and preservation, to the practical, such as the storing of specimens and photography.
| Author | : Stephen K. Donovan |
| Publisher | : Liverpool University Press |
| Total Pages | : 446 |
| Release | : 2021-07-01 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1780466641 |
A comprehensible reference manual for palaeontologists on many aspects of their science. Topics discussed range from the esoteric, such as palaeoecology and preservation, to the practical, such as the storing of specimens and photography.
| Author | : Patrick Wyse Jackson |
| Publisher | : Liverpool University Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2019 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9781780460833 |
Introducing Palaeontology provides a concise and accessible introduction to the science of palaeontology. The first part explains what a fossil is and how fossils came to be preserved. The second introduces the major fossil groups from algae and plants to the vertebrates and finally to man's ancestors. A glossary is provided.
| Author | : David W. Goldsmith |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 42 |
| Release | : 2018-11-29 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1108637418 |
Hands-on learning in paleontology, and geology in general, is fairly common practice. Students regularly use rocks, fossils, and data in the classroom throughout their undergraduate career, but they typically do it sitting in a chair in a lab. Kinesthetic learning is a teaching model that requires students to be physically active while learning. Students may be involved in a physical activity during class or might be using their own bodies to model some important concept. This Element briefly discusses the theory behind kinesthetic learning and how it fits into a student-centered, active-learning classroom. It then describes in detail methods for incorporating it into student exercises on biostratigraphy, assessment of sampling completeness, and modeling evolutionary processes. Assessment data demonstrates that these exercises have led to significantly improved student learning outcomes tied to these concepts.
| Author | : James Arthur Burns |
| Publisher | : [Drumheller, Alta.] : Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology |
| Total Pages | : 13 |
| Release | : 1988 |
| Genre | : Geology |
| ISBN | : 9781550061116 |
| Author | : Sreepat Jain |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 335 |
| Release | : 2019-12-12 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 8132239628 |
This book provides practical morphological information, together with detailed illustrations and brief explanatory texts. Each chapter starts with a brief introduction, and goes on to describe the respective organism’s morphology in detail through numerous illustrations. This is followed by a brief note on its classification, and concludes with illustrated examples of stratigraphically important organisms through time with their major distinguishing characteristics. Featuring over 2500 clearly labelled, hand-drawn and classroom-friendly illustrations, the book offers a fundamental resource for budding palaeontologists, petroleum geologists and palaeobiologists.
| Author | : Andrew Simpson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 73 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Paleontology |
| ISBN | : 9781864086072 |
| Author | : Michael J. Benton |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 504 |
| Release | : 2014-08-04 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1118407644 |
Vertebrate palaeontology is a lively field, with new discoveries reported every week... and not only dinosaurs! This new edition reflects the international scope of vertebrate palaeontology, with a special focus on exciting new finds from China. A key aim is to explain the science. Gone are the days of guesswork. Young researchers use impressive new numerical and imaging methods to explore the tree of life, macroevolution, global change, and functional morphology. The fourth edition is completely revised. The cladistic framework is strengthened, and new functional and developmental spreads are added. Study aids include: key questions, research to be done, and recommendations of further reading and web sites. The book is designed for palaeontology courses in biology and geology departments. It is also aimed at enthusiasts who want to experience the flavour of how the research is done. The book is strongly phylogenetic, and this makes it a source of current data on vertebrate evolution.
| Author | : Alison N. Olcott |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 55 |
| Release | : 2018-11-15 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1108603815 |
The educational benefits of replacing in-class lectures with hands-on activities are clear. Such active learning is a natural fit for paleontology, which can provide opportunities for examining fossils, analyzing data and writing. Additionally, there are a number of topics in the field that are exciting to geology majors and non-majors alike: very few can resist the lure of dinosaurs, huge meteor impacts, vicious Cretaceous sharks or a giant Pleistocene land mammal. However, it can seem difficult to introduce these techniques into a large general education class full of non-majors: paleontological specimens provide a natural starting point for hands-on classroom activities, but in a large class it is not always practical or possible to provide enough fossil material for all students. The Element introduces different types of active learning approaches, and then explains how they have been applied to a large introductory paleontology class for non-majors.
| Author | : Michael J. Benton |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 1001 |
| Release | : 2013-04-25 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1118685407 |
This book presents a comprehensive overview of the science of the history of life. Paleobiologists bring many analytical tools to bear in interpreting the fossil record and the book introduces the latest techniques, from multivariate investigations of biogeography and biostratigraphy to engineering analysis of dinosaur skulls, and from homeobox genes to cladistics. All the well-known fossil groups are included, including microfossils and invertebrates, but an important feature is the thorough coverage of plants, vertebrates and trace fossils together with discussion of the origins of both life and the metazoans. All key related subjects are introduced, such as systematics, ecology, evolution and development, stratigraphy and their roles in understanding where life came from and how it evolved and diversified. Unique features of the book are the numerous case studies from current research that lead students to the primary literature, analytical and mathematical explanations and tools, together with associated problem sets and practical schedules for instructors and students. “..any serious student of geology who does not pick this book off the shelf will be putting themselves at a huge disadvantage. The material may be complex, but the text is extremely accessible and well organized, and the book ought to be essential reading for palaeontologists at undergraduate, postgraduate and more advanced levels—both in Britain as well as in North America.” Falcon-Lang, H., Proc. Geol. Assoc. 2010 “...this is an excellent introduction to palaeontology in general. It is well structured, accessibly written and pleasantly informative .....I would recommend this as a standard reference text to all my students without hesitation.” David Norman Geol Mag 2010 Companion website This book includes a companion website at: www.blackwellpublishing.com/paleobiology The website includes: · An ongoing database of additional Practical’s prepared by the authors · Figures from the text for downloading · Useful links for each chapter · Updates from the authors
