Paul Selden, John Nudds

Evolution of Fossil Ecosystems (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book describes the main Fossil Lagerstätten (sites of exceptional fossil preservation) from around the world in chronological order. It covers the history of research, stratigraphy and taphonomy, main faunal and floral elements, and the palaeoecology of each site and gives a comparison with coeval sites around the world. It includes well-known fossil sites, such as the Burgess Shale, the Solnhofen Limestone, Mazon Creek, Rancho La Brea, etc., and includes an appendix giving information on how to visit the sites and where to see the fossils in museum displays.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781840766233
• Artikelnr.: 57100799

Autorenporträt

Paul Selden, John Nudds

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 Ediacara
Chapter 2 The Burgess Shale
Chapter 3 Chengjiang
Chapter 4 The Soom Shale
Chapter 5 The Herefordshire Nodules
Chapter 6 The Hunsrück Slate
Chapter 7 The Rhynie Chert
Chapter 8 Mazon Creek
Chapter 9 Karoo
Chapter 10 Gre`s a` Voltzia
Chapter 11 The Holzmaden Shale
Chapter 12 The Morrison Formation
Chapter 13 The Solnhofen Limestone
Chapter 14 The Jehol Group
Chapter 15 El Montsec and Las Hoyas
Chapter 16 The Santana and Crato Formations
Chapter 17 Grube Messel
Chapter 18 The White River Group
Chapter 19 Baltic Amber
Chapter 20 Rancho La Brea
References