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003			OCoLC
005			20190729110456.0
008			100309t20102010stkab b 000 0 eng
020			_a9781906716158 (pbk.)
020			_a1906716153 (pbk.)
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050		4	_aQE711.3 _b.W97 2010
082	0	4	_a560 _222
100	1		_aWyse Jackson, Patrick
245	1	0	_aIntroducing palaeontology : _ba guide to ancient life / _cPatrick N. Wyse Jackson ; with illustrations by John Murray
246	3	0	_aPalaeontology, a guide to ancient life
264		1	_aEdinburgh : _bDunedin, _c[2010]
264		4	_c©2010
300			_aviii, 152 pages : _billustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; _c20 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references
505	0		_aThe Science of Fossils. The fascination of fossils -- A chancy business: the preservation of fossils -- From the field to the laboratory: how to collect, curate and study fossils -- Code of conduct for fossil collectors -- Taxonomy: how to classify and identify fossils -- Uses of fossils -- Fossil Lagerstatten: exceptional preservation of fossils -- Early ideas on the nature and significance of fossils -- Fossil Groups. Algae and vascular plants -- Unicellular animals: Foraminifera and radiolarians -- Sponges -- Cnidaria -- Bryozoans -- Molluscs -- Brachiopoda -- Echinodermata -- Arthropods -- Graptolites -- Conodonts -- Fishes -- Tetrapods and amphibians -- Reptiles -- Birds -- Mammals -- Hominids and hominins -- Trace fossils
520			_aLife on Earth can be traced back over three thousand million years into the past. Many examples of the Earth's past inhabitants are to be found in rocks, preserved as beautiful and fascinating fossils. The earliest life forms were bacteria and algae; these produced the oxygen that enabled more complex life forms to develop. About 600 million years ago multi-cellular organisms appeared on Earth, some of which could protect themselves with hard parts such as shells. Many of these life forms were readily fossilized and are used to subdivide geological time. Numerous species have evolved and most are now extinct. Lineages can be traced and extinctions explained as a consequence of terrestrial and extra-terrestrial events. Illustrated with photographs and explanatory diagrams this text provides an introduction to the science of palaeontology. The book is divided into two parts. The first explains what a fossil is; how fossils came to be preserved; how they are classified; and what information they can tell scientists about the rocks in which they are found. The second part introduces the major fossil groups taking a systematic view from algae and plants, through the numerous examples of invertebrate animals, to the vertebrates and finally to man's ancestors
650		0	_aPaleontology
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