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Author : Patricia Vickers-Rich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1437 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Paleontology
ISBN : 0909674361
A concise account of the fossil record of vertebrates in Australasia, a region of great interest to evolutionists due to the divergence of its biota from that of other continents at an early stage.
Author : Patricia V. Rich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Paleontology
ISBN : LCCN:92059313
Author : Patricia Vickers-Rich,Pat Vickers Rich,Betty Thompson,E. M. Thompson
Publisher : Monash University Publishing
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Nature
ISBN : UCAL:B4151981
Author : Michael Archer,Suzanne J. Hand,John Long,Trevor H. Worthy
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780643108066
For most of the past 300 million years, the world’s continents were interlinked as the supercontinents Pangaea and then Gondwana. Around 50 million years ago, Australia tore itself free from Antarctica to become the huge, splendidly isolated island it is today. Over time, its creatures began to evolve in ways not seen anywhere else on Earth, with tree-climbing crocodiles, gigantic venomous lizards, walking omnivorous bats and flesh-eating kangaroos roaming the continent. Prehistoric Australasia: Visions of Evolution and Extinction presents some of the most extraordinary creatures the world has ever seen – all unique to Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand and their surrounding islands. Over 100 meticulously painted panoramas by palaeoartist Peter Schouten are accompanied by descriptions of the unique environments and features of these animals, written by four of Australia’s foremost palaeontologists. This book explores the nature and timing of extinction events in the Southern Hemisphere, considers whether some of these losses might be able to be reversed, and how we can use the fossil record to help save today’s critically endangered species. Through stunning artwork and fascinating text, Prehistoric Australasia brings this globally unique transformation over time to glorious, colourful life.
Author : Pat Vickers Rich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1990-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0412346206
Author : Pat Vickers Rich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Extinct vertebrates
ISBN : 0691087334
According to the traditions of some Australian Aborigines, the strange monsters known as "Kadimakara" once lived in a "roof" of vegetation over Central Australia, occasionally foraging for foods in the "lower" world. These Aborigines believed that on one occasion, when the Kadimakara's path back to their home was cut off, they were obliged to roam on earth until they died in Lake Eyre. Their bones, the Aborigines thought, became what we know as fossils. In the richly illustrated volume Kadimakara, pioneers of the bourgeoning field of Australian fossil research provide a broad overview of vertebrate history in that country. Offering a wealth of information on how palaeontologists view their own processes of interpreting what fossil animals and plants were like when alive, the book includes an essay for each of thirty-two extinct vertebrates. The work begins with an engagingly written chapter "Priest-Geologists and Knighted Explorers: A Short History of the Discovery of Vertebrate Fossils in Australia" by P. V. Rich, continues with an essay "The Stirton Years, 1953-1966" by R. H. Tedford, and goes on to a discussion of changing Australian environments throughout geological time by E. M. Truswell and G. E. Wilford. The essays on fossil vertebrates constitute the remaining two-thirds of the book.
Author : Benjamin P Kear,Robert J Hamilton-Bruce
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780643102316
Over the last few decades our understanding of what Australia was like during the Mesozoic Era has changed radically. A rush of new fossil discoveries, together with cutting-edge analytical techniques, has created a much more detailed picture of ancient life and environments from the great southern continent. Giant dinosaurs, bizarre sea monsters and some of the earliest ancestors of Australia’s unique modern animals and plants all occur in rocks of Mesozoic age. Ancient geographical positioning of Australia close to the southern polar circle and mounting geological evidence for near freezing temperatures also make it one of the most unusual and globally significant sources of fossils from the age of dinosaurs. This book provides the first comprehensive overview of current research on Australian Mesozoic faunas and floras, with a balanced coverage of the many technical papers, conference abstracts and unpublished material housed in current collections. It is a primary reference for researchers in the fields of palaeontology, geology and biology, senior undergraduate and postgraduate students, secondary level teachers, as well as fossil collectors and anyone interested in natural history. Dinosaurs in Australia is fully illustrated in colour with original artworks and 12 reconstructions of key animals. It has a foreword by Tim Flannery and is the ideal book for anybody seeking to know more about Australia’s amazing age of dinosaurs.
Author : John A. Long
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Dinosaurs
ISBN : 0730103331
Published in 1991, this guide aims to provide information on Australia's mesozoic animals to both amateurs and specialists. Also provides general information on studying fossils, and a brief history of Australian dinosaur discoveries. Copiously illustrated, including pictures of the most important specimens from museums around Australia. Includes references and an index. The author is curator of vertebrate palaeontology, Western Australian Museum.
Author : Michael J. Benton
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009-02-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781405144490
Vertebrate Palaeontology is a complete, up-to-date history of the evolution of vertebrates. The third edition of this popular text has been extensively revised to incorporate the latest research, including new material from North and South America, Australia, Europe, China, Africa and Russia. Highlights astonishing new discoveries including new dinosaurs and Mesozoic birds from China features a new chapter on how to study fossil vertebrates provides an increased emphasis on the cladistic framework with cladograms set apart from the body of the text and full lists of diagnostic characters includes new molecular evidence on early mammal diversification new features aid study including new functional and developmental feature spreads, key questions and extensive references to useful web sites strong phylogenetic focus making it an up-to-date source of the latest broad-scale systematic data on vertebrate evolution To access the artwork from the book, please visit: www.blackwellpublishing.com/benton. An Instructor manual CD-ROM for this title is available. Please contact our Higher Education team at [email protected] for more information.
Author : Susan Quirk,Michael Archer
Publisher : Computer Science Press, Incorporated
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015050613713
Author : Robert S. Hill
Publisher : University of Adelaide Press
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781925261479
The Australian vegetation is the end result of a remarkable history of climate change, latitudinal change, continental isolation, soil evolution, interaction with an evolving fauna, fire and most recently human impact. This book presents a detailed synopsis of the critical events that led to the evolution of the unique Australian flora and the wide variety of vegetational types contained within it. The first part of the book details the past continental relationships of Australia, its palaeoclimate, fauna and the evolution of its landforms since the rise to dominance of the angiosperms at the beginning of the Cretaceous period. A detailed summary of the palaeobotanical record is then presented. The palynological record gives an overview of the vegetation and the distribution of important taxa within it, while the complementary macrofossil record is used to trace the evolution of critical taxa. This book will interest graduate students and researchers interested in the evolution of the flora of this fascinating continent.
Author : , The Australian Heritage Council
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780643102309
The National Heritage List was created in January 2004 to recognise, celebrate and protect places of outstanding heritage value to the nation. National heritage encompasses those places that reveal the richness of Australia's extraordinarily diverse natural, historic and Indigenous heritage. One aspect of natural heritage that has been little explored is Australia’s wealth of exceptional fossil sites. While a small number of fossil sites have risen to public prominence, there are many lesser-known sites that have important heritage values. The Australian Heritage Council engaged palaeontologists from state museums and the Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery to compile lists of outstanding fossil sites and to document their characteristics and relative importance against a range of categories, with a view to further our understanding about Australia’s important fossil heritage. Sites that were listed for National or World Heritage values were not included in the places for consideration, with the focus being on lesser-known but still important sites. This book is an account of the palaeontologists’ findings. Some of the sites that were included in the initial lists have since been recognised through listing on the National Heritage List or the World Heritage List. Australia's Fossil Heritage provides a useful reference to the outstanding fossil sites it catalogues, and gives a clearer understanding of the heritage values of such sites. More generally, it contributes to a greater appreciation of Australia’s geological and fossil diversity and enables readers to learn more about Australia's prehistory.
Author : John A. Long
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0801872235
Diagrams showing skeletal features and tooth structure and a glossary of technical terms are included.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Vertebrates
ISBN : 1741683688
Author : Z. Johanson,P.M. Barrett,M. Richter,M. Smith
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781862397415
Arthur Smith Woodward was the Natural History Museum’s longest-serving Keeper of Geology and the world’s leading expert on fossil fish. He was also an unwitting victim of the Piltdown fraud, which overshadowed his important scientific contributions. The aim of this book is to honour Smith Woodward’s contributions to vertebrate palaeontology, discuss their relevance today and provide insights into the factors that made him such an eminent scientist. The last few years have seen a resurgence in fossil vertebrate (particularly fish) palaeontology, including new techniques for the ‘virtual’ study of fossils (synchrotron and micro CT-scanning) and new research foci, such as ‘Evo-Devo’ – combining fossils with the development of living animals. This new research is built on a strong foundation, like that provided by Smith Woodward’s work. This collection of papers, authored by some of the leading experts in their fields, covers the many facets of Smith Woodward’s life, legacy and career. It will be a benchmark for studies on one of the leading vertebrate palaeontologists of his generation.
