The Evolution of Perissodactyls

The Evolution of Perissodactyls
Author: Donald R. Prothero
Publisher:
Total Pages: 564
Release: 1989
Genre: Science
ISBN:

This new treatise is comprised of 24 papers covering virtually every recent development regarding fossil horses, rhinos, tapirs, and their extinct relatives. It includes materials currently available in no other reference, such as information on the oldest known rhino and the oldest known perissodactyl, as well as papers debunking myths about the evolution of horses, and strong evidence that hyraxes are not related to elephants. The summary chapter includes useful charts which show the relationships of all perissodactyl genera, their distribution in time and space, and a new classification of the order.

Cenozoic Mammals of Africa

Cenozoic Mammals of Africa
Author: Lars Werdelin
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 1008
Release: 2010-07-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0520257219

"This impressively comprehensive volume is a long-awaited and worthy successor to the now outdated 1978 classic, Evolution of African Mammals. A must-have reference work for everyone interested in mammalian evolution." David Pilbeam, Harvard University and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology --

Sequence Stratigraphy of Foreland Basin Deposits

Sequence Stratigraphy of Foreland Basin Deposits
Author: J. C. Van Wagoner
Publisher: AAPG
Total Pages: 523
Release: 1995
Genre: Basins (Geology)
ISBN: 0891813438

This memoir, which grew out of an Exxon-led, AAPG-sponsored field trip, discusses concepts and applications of sequence stratigraphy. Following a description and historical perspective of the terminology used, 14 papers discuss topics such as models for topset play types; the sequence stratigraphic significance of trace fossils; lateral variability in the Campanian and lower Maastrichtian of the western interior seaway; facies architecture of parasequences; controls on sequence stacking; stratigraphy of Turonian-Santonian strata; sequence, parasequence, and intraparasequence architecture of the grassy member; and high-frequency sequence stratigraphy and paleogeography of the Kenilworth member. The papers are accompanied by excellent fold-out photos and diagrams--in bandw and color. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Tracking Dinosaurs

Tracking Dinosaurs
Author: M. G. Lockley
Publisher: CUP Archive
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1991-09-27
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780521425988

A complete guide to dinosaur tracking. A popular science book on dinosaur footprints and what they reveal about dinosaurs and their habitats.

Bringing Fossils to Life

Bringing Fossils to Life
Author: Donald R. Prothero
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 689
Release: 2013-11-05
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0231536909

One of the leading textbooks in its field, Bringing Fossils to Life applies paleobiological principles to the fossil record while detailing the evolutionary history of major plant and animal phyla. It incorporates current research from biology, ecology, and population genetics, bridging the gap between purely theoretical paleobiological textbooks and those that describe only invertebrate paleobiology and that emphasize cataloguing live organisms instead of dead objects. For this third edition Donald R. Prothero has revised the art and research throughout, expanding the coverage of invertebrates and adding a discussion of new methodologies and a chapter on the origin and early evolution of life.

Mesozoic Birds

Mesozoic Birds
Author: Luis M. Chiappe
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 534
Release: 2002-12-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0520200942

"Mesozoic Birds is the first book to bring together world-renowned specialists on fossil birds and their importance to avian origins and, more importantly, it stresses a unified approach (cladistics) and presents the most anatomically detailed analyses available to date. No other study or collection of studies has ever done so much. How could the project not be welcomed by its audience of paleontologists, ornithologists, and evolutionary biologists!"—David Weishampel, editor of The Dinosauria "This is the first comprehensive volume dedicated to the relationships and evolution of the birds that lived during the Age of Dinosaurs. Its wealth of information and its diversity of viewpoints will ensure that this indispensable volume is used and discussed for many years to come."—Kevin Padian, University of California, Berkeley