00000nam a22000007i 4500 UP-8027295163992797963 Buklod 20240916120446.0 a r |||| u| ta 240822s2020 nju ab 001 0 eng d 9781119272854 21341570 DLC DGEO rda eng QE 721.2 E85 B46 2020 Benton, Michael J. author. Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record Michael J. Benton, David A.T. Harper. Second edition. Hoboken, NJ Wiley-Blackwell [2020] i, 642 pages color illustrations, color maps 28 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes index. This book presents a comprehensive overview of the science of the history of life. Paleobiologists bring many analytical tools to bear in interpreting the fossil record and the book introduces the latest techniques, from multivariate investigations of biogeography and biostratigraphy to engineering analysis of dinosaur skulls, and from homeobox genes to cladistics. All the well-known fossil groups are included, including microfossils and invertebrates, but an important feature is the thorough coverage of plants, vertebrates and trace fossils together with discussion of the origins of both life and the metazoans. All key related subjects are introduced, such as systematics, ecology, evolution and development, stratigraphy and their roles in understanding where life came from and how it evolved and diversified"-- Provided by publisher. Evolutionary paleobiology. Paleobiology. Paleontology. Harper, David A. T. author. FO UPD DGEO QE 721.2 E85 B46 2020 Book