Fossils at a Glance

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-632-06047-4
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 219 mm x 276 mm

Introduces the study of fossils in a simple and straightforward manner.Short chapters introduce the main topics in the current study of fossils.The most important fossil groups are discussed, from microfossils through invertebrates to vertebrates and plants, followed by a brief narrative of life on earth.
Diagrams are central to the book and allow the reader to see most of the important data 'at a glance'. Each topic covers two pages and provides a self-contained suite of information or a starting point for future study. Introduces the study of fossils in a simple and straightforward manner. Short chapters introduce the main topics in the current study of fossils. The most important fossil groups are discussed, from microfossils through invertebrates to vertebrates and plants, followed by a brief narrative of life on earth. Diagrams are central to the book and allow the reader to see most of the important data 'at a glance'. Each topic covers two pages and provides a self-contained suite of information or a starting point for future study.

Zielgruppe

earth science/geology degree courses and Non-majors taking palaeontology (e.g. biology majors)earth science/geology degree courses and Non-majors taking palaeontology (e.g. biology majors)

Autoren/Hrsg.

Milsom, Claire

Rigby, Sue

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geomorphologie, Erosion, Glaziologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Paläontologie, Taphonomie

Über Autor(innen)

Clare Milsom is a Principal Lecturer in the School of Biological and Earth Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. She has a PhD from Liverpool University and her main research interests are in exceptionally preserved crinoids, functional morphology, and evolution.
Sue Rigby is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, UK. She has a PhD from Cambridge and concentrates her research on the evolution of plankton and the functional morphology of graptolites.Both authors enjoy teaching and have substantial experience in presenting paleontology to earth science and biology students.