Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record /
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| Author / Creator: | Benton, M. J. (Michael J.) |
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| Imprint: | Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. |
| Description: | xii, 592 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7728114 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Paleontology as a science
- Paleontology in the modern world
- Paleontology as a science
- Steps to understanding
- Fossils and evolution
- Paleontology today
- Review questions
- References
- Further reading
- 2. Fossils in time and space
- Frameworks
- On the ground: lithostratigraphy
- Use of fossils: discovery of biostratigraphy
- Paleobiogeography
- Fossils in fold belts
- Review questions
- References
- Further reading
- 3. Taphonomy and the quality of the fossil record
- Fossil preservation
- Quality of the fossil record
- Review questions
- References
- Further reading
- 4. Paleoecology and paleoclimates
- Paleoecology
- Paleoclimates
- Review questions
- References
- Further reading
- 5. Macroevolution and the tree of life
- Evolution by natural selection
- Evolution and the fossil record
- The tree of life
- Review questions
- References
- Further reading
- 6. Fossil form and function
- Growth and form
- Evolution and development
- Interpreting the function of fossils
- Review questions
- References
- Further reading
- 7. Mass extinctions and biodiversity loss
- Mass extinctions
- The "big five" mass extinction events
- Extinction then and now
- Review questions
- References
- Further reading
- 8. The origin of life
- The origin of life
- Evidence for the origin of life
- Life diversifies: eukaryotes
- Review questions
- References
- Further reading
- 9. Protists
- Protista: introduction
- Eukaryotes arrive center stage
- Protozoa
- Chromista
- Review questions
- References
- Further reading
- 10. Origin of the metazoans
- Origins and classification
- Four key faunas
- Soft-bodied invertebrates
- Review questions
- References
- Further reading
- 11. The basal metazoans: sponges and corals
- Porifera
- Cnidaria
- Review questions
- References
- Further reading
- 12. Spiralians 1: lophophorates
- Brachiopoda
- Bryozoa
- Review questions
- Further reading
- References
- 13. Spiralians 2: mollusks
- Mollusks: introduction
- Early mollusks
- Class Bivalvia
- Class Gastropoda
- Class Cephalopoda
- Class Scaphopoda
- Class Rostroconcha
- Evolutionary trends within the Mollusca
- Review questions
- References
- Further reading
- 14. Ecdysozoa: arthropods
- Arthropods: introduction
- Early arthropod faunas
- Subphylum Trilobitomorpha
- Subphylum Chelicerata
- Subphylum Myriapoda
- Subphylum Hexapoda
- Subphylum Crustacea
- Review questions
- References
- Further reading
- 15. Deuterostomes: echinoderms and hemichordates
- Echinoderms
- Hemichordates
- Review questions
- References
- Further reading
- 16. Fishes and basal tetrapods
