Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 874 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Paleontology
ISBN : UCSD:31822008910630

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Acta palaeontologica Polonica by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Paleontology
ISBN : CHI:82262057

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Acta palaeontologica Polonica by Anonim Pdf

Author : Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780253008244

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In Pursuit of Early Mammals by Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska Pdf

“Mesozoic mammal fossils are the focus of this fascinating book, which reviews both the fossils themselves and the history of their discovery.” —Choice In Pursuit of Early Mammals presents the history of the mammals that lived during the Mesozoic era, the time when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, and describes their origins, anatomy, systematics, paleobiology, and distribution. It also tells the story of the author, a world-renowned specialist on these animals, and the other prominent paleontologists who have studied them. Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska was the first woman to lead large-scale paleontological expeditions, including eight to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, which brought back important collections of dinosaur, early mammal, and other fossils. She shares the difficulties and pleasures encountered in finding rare fossils and describes the changing views on early mammals made possible by these discoveries. “A thorough review of the current state of early mammalian paleontology presented through the unique historical filter of someone who was at the foremost of the field for over half a century.” —The Quarterly Review of Biology “Whether she’s talking about how mammals evolved their distinctive ear bones, or how she built a cabin out of plywood during a particularly cold field season in the Gobi, you know that a remarkable, passionate person is telling a story of science and adventure in her own words.” —Priscum “A fascinating window into the development of the field . . . The perspective of an individual at the center of these developments is captivating, informative, and has never before been published.” —Gregory P. Wilson, University of Washington

Author : Andrzej Baliński (paleontologia),Ewa Olempska,Grzegorz Racki
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1424351932

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Biotic Aspects of the Early-Middle Frasnian Eventful Transition by Andrzej Baliński (paleontologia),Ewa Olempska,Grzegorz Racki Pdf

Author : Michael J. Benton,Mikhail A. Shishkin,David M. Unwin,Evgenii N. Kurochkin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2003-12-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 052154582X

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The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia by Michael J. Benton,Mikhail A. Shishkin,David M. Unwin,Evgenii N. Kurochkin Pdf

Unique reference volume covering major vertebrate fossil finds in former Soviet Union never before described in English.

Author : Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska,Richard L. Cifelli,Zhe-Xi Luo
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 649 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005-02-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780231119184

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Mammals from the Age of Dinosaurs by Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska,Richard L. Cifelli,Zhe-Xi Luo Pdf

Few aspects of American military history have been as vigorously debated as Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan. In this carefully crafted volume, Michael Kort describes the wartime circumstances and thinking that form the context for the decision to use these weapons, surveys the major debates related to that decision, and provides a comprehensive collection of key primary source documents that illuminate the behavior of the United States and Japan during the closing days of World War II. Kort opens with a summary of the debate over Hiroshima as it has evolved since 1945. He then provides a historical overview of thye events in question, beginning with the decision and program to build the atomic bomb. Detailing the sequence of events leading to Japan's surrender, he revisits the decisive battles of the Pacific War and the motivations of American and Japanese leaders. Finally, Kort examines ten key issues in the discussion of Hiroshima and guides readers to relevant primary source documents, scholarly books, and articles.

Author : Tom McCann
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 806 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Science
ISBN : 1862392463

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The Geology of Central Europe by Tom McCann Pdf

Volume 1 focuses on the evolution of Central Europe from the Precambrian to the Permian, a dynamic period which traces the formation of Central Europe from a series of microcontinents that separated from Gondwana through to the creation of Pangaea. Separate summary chapters on the Cadomian, Caledonian and Variscan orogenic events as well as on Palaeozoic magmatism provide an overview of the tectonic and magmatic evolution of the region. These descriptions sometimes extend beyond the borders of Central Europe to take in the Scottish and Irish Caledonides as well as the Palaeozoic successions in the Baltic region.

Author : Jörg Maletz
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118515617

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Graptolite Paleobiology by Jörg Maletz Pdf

The graptolites constitute one of the geologically most useful taxonomic groups of fossils for dating rock successions, understanding paleobiogeography and reconstructing plate tectonic configurations in the Lower Palaeozoic. Graptolites were largely planktic, marine organisms, and as one of the first groups that explored the expanses of the world’s oceans are vital for understanding Palaeozoic ecology. They are the best and often the only fossil group for dating Lower Palaeozoic rock successions precisely. Thousands of taxa have been described from all over the planet and are used for a wide variety of geological and palaeontological (biological) research topics. The recent recognition of the modern pterobranch Rhabdopleura as a living benthic graptolite enables a much better understanding and interpretation of the fossil Graptolithina. In the decades since the latest edition of the Graptolite Treatise, the enormous increase of knowledge on this group of organisms has never been synthesised in a compelling and coherent way, and information is scattered in scientific publications and difficult to sort through. This volume provides an up-to-date insight into research on graptolites. Such research has advanced considerably with the use of new methods of investigation and documentation. SEM investigation and research on ultrastructure of the tubaria has made it possible to compare extant and extinct taxa in much more detail. Cladistic interpretation of graptolite taxonomy and evolution has advanced the understanding of this group of organisms considerably in the last two decades, and has highlighted their importance in our understanding of evolutionary processes. This book will show graptolites, including their modern, living relatives, in a quite new and fascinating light, and will demonstrate the impact that the group has had on the evolution of the modern marine ecosystem. This book is aimed not only at earth scientists but also at biologists, ecologists and oceanographers. It is a readable and comprehensible volume for students at the MSc level, while remaining accessible to undergraduates and non-specialists seeking up-to-date information about this fascinating topic in palaeobiology.

Author : Frank Zachos,Robert Asher
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783110341553

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Mammalian Evolution, Diversity and Systematics by Frank Zachos,Robert Asher Pdf

There are nearly 6,000 mammalian species, among them our own. Research on our evolutionary cousins has a long history, but the last 20 years have seen particularly rapid progress in disentangling the interrelationships and evolutionary history of mammals. The present volume combines up-to-date reviews on mammalian phylogenetics with paleontological, taxonomic and evolutionary chapters and also summarizes the historical development of our insights in mammalian relationships, and thus our own place in the Tree of Life. Our book places the present biodiversity crisis in context, with one in four mammal species threatened by extinction, and reviews the distribution and conservation of mammalian diversity across the globe. This volume is the introductory tome to the new Mammalia series of the Handbook of Zoology and will be essential reading for mammalogists, zoologists and conservationists alike.

Author : David Roger Oldroyd
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Science
ISBN : 1862390967

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The Earth Inside and Out by David Roger Oldroyd Pdf

Author : S.G. Lucas,J-W. Schneider,X. Wang,S. Nikolaeva
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 1012 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-04-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781786205421

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The Carboniferous Timescale by S.G. Lucas,J-W. Schneider,X. Wang,S. Nikolaeva Pdf

The print edition is published as 2 hardback volumes, parts A and B, and sold as a set. The Carboniferous was the time of the assembly of Pangaea by the collision of the Gondwanan and Larussian supercontinents, and the principal interval of the late Paleozoic ice ages. These tectonic and climatic events caused dramatic sea-level fluctuations and climate changes and produced a Carboniferous world that was diverse topographically and climatologically, perhaps only rivalled in that diversity by the late Cenozoic world. Furthermore, the Carboniferous was a time of the accumulation of vast coal deposits of great economic and societal significance. The temporal ordering of geological and biotic events during Carboniferous time thus is critical to the interpretation of some unique and pivotal events in Earth history. This temporal ordering is based on the Carboniferous timescale, which has been developed and refined for nearly two centuries. This book reviews the history of the development of the Carboniferous chronostratigraphic scale and includes comprehensive analyses of Carboniferous radioisotopic ages, magnetostratigraphy, isotope-based correlations, cyclostratigraphy and timescale-relevant marine and non-marine biostratigraphy and biochronology.

Author : Alfred C. Lenz,Anna Kozłowska-Dawidziuk,National Research Council Canada,National Research Council Canada. Monograph Publishing Program
Publisher : NRC Research Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Chordata, Fossil
ISBN : 0660193264

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Ludlow and Pridoli (Upper Silurian) Graptolites from the Arctic Islands, Canada by Alfred C. Lenz,Anna Kozłowska-Dawidziuk,National Research Council Canada,National Research Council Canada. Monograph Publishing Program Pdf

Graptolites flourished from earliest Ordovician to Early Devonian, a time range of about 90 million years, and were widely distributed as marine benthic and planktonic colonial organisms around then-world.

Author : Kenneth D. Rose
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780801892219

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The Beginning of the Age of Mammals by Kenneth D. Rose Pdf

In the tradition of G. G. Simpson's classic work, Kenneth D. Rose's The Beginning of the Age of Mammals analyzes the events that occurred directly before and after the mysterious K-T boundary which so quickly thrust mammals from obscurity to planetary dominance. Rose surveys the evolution of mammals, beginning with their origin from cynodont therapsids in the Mesozoic, contemporary with dinosaurs, through the early Cenozoic, with emphasis on the Paleocene and Eocene adaptive radiations of therian mammals. Focusing on the fossil record, he presents the anatomical evidence used to interpret behavior and phylogenetic relationships. The life's work of one of the most knowledgeable researchers in the field, this richly illustrated, magisterial book combines sound scientific principles and meticulous research and belongs on the shelf of every paleontologist and mammalogist.

Author : Henry Gee
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2001-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780226284910

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Rise of the Dragon by Henry Gee Pdf

Over the past decade, fossil finds from China have stunned the world, grabbing headlines and changing perceptions with a wealth of new discoveries. Many of these finds were first announced to English speakers in the journal Nature.Rise of the Dragon gathers together sixteen of these original reports, some augmented with commentaries originally published in Nature's "News and Views" section. Perhaps the best known of these new Chinese fossils are the famous feathered dinosaurs from Liaoning Province, which may help end one of the most intense debates in paleontology—whether birds evolved from dinosaurs. But other finds have been just as spectacular, such as the minutely preserved (to the cellular level) animal embryos of the 670 million-year-old Duoshantuo phosphorites, or the world's oldest known fish, from the Chengjiang formation in southwestern Yunnan Province. Rise of the Dragon makes descriptions and detailed discussions of these important finds available in one convenient volume for paleontologists and serious fossil fans.

Author : Jennifer A. Clack,Richard R Fay,Arthur N. Popper
Publisher : Springer
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783319466613

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Evolution of the Vertebrate Ear by Jennifer A. Clack,Richard R Fay,Arthur N. Popper Pdf

The evolution of vertebrate hearing is of considerable interest in the hearing community. However, there has never been a volume that has focused on the paleontological evidence for the evolution of hearing and the ear, especially from the perspective of some of the leading paleontologists and evolutionary biologists in the world. Thus, this volume is totally unique, and takes a perspective that has never been taken before. It brings to the fore some of the most recent discoveries among fossil taxa, which have demonstrated the sort of detailed information that can be derived from the fossil record, illuminating the evolutionary pathways this sensory system has taken and the diversity it had achieved.