Description |
288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps |
Contents |
The gunflint chert -- Mistaken point -- The burgess shale -- Beecher's trilobite bed -- The Bertie waterlime -- Gilboa -- Mazon creek -- The Chinle group -- The Morrison formation -- The Hell Creek formation -- The Green River formation -- Florissant -- Dominican amber -- Rancho la Brea -- Appendix : museums and site visits |
Summary |
"Most major recent advances in understanding the history of life on Earth have been made through the study of exceptionally well preserved biotas (Fossil-Lagerstatten). John R. Nudds and Paul A. Selden concentrate in this new volume on fourteen Lagerstatten in North America." "Chapters place each biota in its evolutionary context and provide a history of study of the locality, its sedimentology, stratigraphy, and paleoenvironment; a description of the biota; and a comparison with other similar Lagerstatten. A useful appendix lists relevant museums and gives suggestions for visiting the sites." "Fossil Ecosystems of North America contains a wealth of information and beautiful and fascinating illustrations, all presented in a user-friendly style, whether for study or for the pleasure of witnessing glimpses of the development of life on our planet."--BOOK JACKET |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Evolutionary paleoecology.
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Fossils -- North America.
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Author |
Selden, Paul.
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LC no. |
2007051948 |
ISBN |
9780226607221 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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0226607224 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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