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Book Synopsis From a Fossil Assemblage to a Paleoecological Community by : Jih-Pai Lin
Download or read book From a Fossil Assemblage to a Paleoecological Community written by Jih-Pai Lin and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complex, multicellular life underwent a global adaptive radiation in the lower to middle Cambrian (~542 Ma). The fossil record is dominated by hard part fossils, but rarely a site of exceptional preservation allows study of both organisms with hard parts and organisms composed of soft, non-mineralized tissue. The Burgess Shale Biota was the first fully described fossil assemblage in the Cambrian that contains a relatively complete picture of an ancient living benthic community. More and more Burgess Shale-type fossil assemblages have been discovered since then and are ready to be utilized to test hypotheses about the paleoecology of the Cambrian explosion, which is the most important event in the evolution of metazoans. The most significant discoveries have been made in China, including the early Cambrian Chengjiang Biota and the less well known middle Cambrian Kaili Biota, which is an important BST deposit bridging the stratigraphic gap between the Chengjiang Biota and the Burgess Shale Biota. The Kaili Biota is the primary focus of this dissertation, but other Proterozoic, Cambrian, and Ordovician material was also studied. This work is based on four field seasons in China, two of which were completed during doctoral studies. More than 1,200 specimens of well-preserved Cambrian and Proterozoic fossils were studied in detail. Results from my research include: 1) a comprehensive review on the discovery, significance, and social impact of the Kaili Biota for English-speaking readers; 2) a better understanding of both the Kaili Biota and the newly discovered Balang Biota of Guizhou and their sequence stratigraphic context; 3) a compilation of all geological studies on the Kaili Formation to reinforce its potential as a global stratotype; 4) detailed studies of the taphonomy of well-preserved arthropods and echinoderms and their implications to understand the diagenetic history of the Kaili Biota; 5) a new interpretation that the depositional environment of Kaili Biota was a suitable spawning ground for benthic metazoan based on multiple occurrences of egg clusters; and 6) a better understanding of the essential architectural elements of Burgess Shale-type communities. Preliminary conceptual models on taphonomy, paleoecology, and echinoderm evolution are also considered.
Book Synopsis Fossils in the Making by : Anna K. Behrensmeyer
Download or read book Fossils in the Making written by Anna K. Behrensmeyer and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1988-02-15 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the first interdisciplinary discussions of taphonomy (the study of how fossil assemblages are formed) and paleoecology (the reconstruction of ancient ecosystems), this volume helped establish these relatively new disciplines. It was originally published as part of the influential Prehistoric Archeology and Ecology series. "Taphonomy is plainly here to stay, and this book makes a first class introduction to its range and appeal."—Anthony Smith, Interdisciplinary Science Reviews
Book Synopsis Foundations of Paleoecology by : S. Kathleen Lyons
Download or read book Foundations of Paleoecology written by S. Kathleen Lyons and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2019-12-13 with total page 787 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approximately 99% of all life that has ever existed is extinct. Fortunately, these long dead species have left traces of their lives and interactions with other species in the rock record that paleoecologists use to understand how species and ecosystems have changed over time. This record of past life allows us to study the dynamic nature of the Earth and gives context to current and future ecological challenges. This book brings together forty-four classic papers published between 1924 and 1999 that trace the origins and development of paleoecology. The articles cross taxonomic groups, habitat types, geographic areas, and time and have made substantial contributions to our knowledge of the evolution of life. Encompassing the full breadth of paleoecology, the book is divided into six parts: community and ecosystem dynamics, community reconstruction, diversity dynamics, paleoenvironmental reconstruction, species interaction, and taphonomy. Each paper is also introduced by a contemporary expert who gives context and explains its importance to ongoing paleoecological research. A comprehensive introduction to the field, Foundations of Paleoecology will be an essential reference for new students and established paleoecologists alike.
Book Synopsis Life History of a Fossil by : Pat Shipman
Download or read book Life History of a Fossil written by Pat Shipman and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text sets forth in a clearly understandable way methods of analyzing how animal remains are acted upon and altered, both by biological and geological phenomena, in their passage from the biosphere of bones and carcass into the lithosphere of fossils. I
Book Synopsis Methods in Paleoecology by : Darin A. Croft
Download or read book Methods in Paleoecology written by Darin A. Croft and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-27 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on the reconstruction of past ecosystems and provides a comprehensive review of current techniques and their application in exemplar studies. The 18 chapters address a wide variety of topics that span vertebrate paleobiology and paleoecology (body mass, postcranial functional morphology, evolutionary dental morphology, microwear and mesowear, ecomorphology, mammal community structure analysis), contextual paleoenvironmental studies (paleosols and sedimentology, ichnofossils, pollen, phytoliths, plant macrofossils), and special techniques (bone microstructure, biomineral isotopes, inorganic isotopes, 3-D morphometrics, and ecometric modeling). A final chapter discusses how to integrate results of these studies with taphonomic data in order to more accurately characterize an ancient ecosystem. Current investigators, advanced undergraduates, and graduate students interested in the field of paleoecology will find this book immensely useful. The length and structure of the volume also makes it suitable for teaching a college-level course on reconstructing Cenozoic ecosystems.
Download or read book Palaeoecology written by Dr P J Brenchley and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1998-12-18 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first palaeoecology book to focus on evolutionary palaeoecology, in both marine and terrestrial environments. Discusses reconstruction of the past ecological world at population, community and biogeographic levels. A well-illustrated and substantial volume giving accessible coverage of the full range of subjects within palaeoecology. Reviews and summarises all the major mass extinctions.
Book Synopsis Paleozoology and Paleoenvironments by : J. Tyler Faith
Download or read book Paleozoology and Paleoenvironments written by J. Tyler Faith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paleozoology and Paleoenvironments outlines the reconstruction of ancient climates, floras, and habitats on the basis of animal fossil remains recovered from archaeological and paleontological sites. In addition to outlining the ecological fundamentals and analytical assumptions attending such analyzes, J. Tyler Faith and R. Lee Lyman describe and critically evaluate many of the varied analytical techniques that have been applied to paleozoological remains for the purpose of paleoenvironmental reconstruction. These techniques range from analyses based on the presence or abundance of species in a fossil assemblage to those based on taxon-free ecological characterizations. All techniques are illustrated using faunal data from archaeological or paleontological contexts. Aimed at students and professionals, this volume will serve as fundamental resource for courses in zooarchaeology, paleontology, and paleoecology.
Download or read book Paleoecology written by J. Robert Dodd and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1991-01-16 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised and updated, it reflects the recent developments and changing emphasis in the field of paleoecology. While the basic organization remains the same as the original edition, there are several major changes, including an extensive reorganization and shortening of Chapter 2, focusing now on environmental parameters rather than individual taxonomic groups; greater use of tables with references to pertinent literature; inclusion of a new chapter on taphonomy; elimination of the chapter on skeletons as sedimentary particles; removal of many of the recurring examples from the Neogene of the Kettlemen Hills; and inclusion of new references on all topics. Older references have been kept and will serve to blend the historical and important milestones in the development of paleoecology with the most current research.
Book Synopsis Approaches to Paleoecology by : John Imbrie
Download or read book Approaches to Paleoecology written by John Imbrie and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Nature of Information Loss in the Paleoecological Reconstruction of Benthic Macrofaunal Communities Using Faunal Assemblages from the Recent Texas Coastal Environment by : George McDonald Staff
Download or read book The Nature of Information Loss in the Paleoecological Reconstruction of Benthic Macrofaunal Communities Using Faunal Assemblages from the Recent Texas Coastal Environment written by George McDonald Staff and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Paleoecology written by David J. Bottjer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-02-10 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paleoecology is a discipline that uses evidence from fossils to provide an understanding of ancient environments and the ecological history of life through geological time. This text covers the fundamental approaches that have provided the foundation for present paleoecological understanding, and outlines new research areas in paleoecology for managing future environmental and ecological change. Topics include the use of actualism in paleoecology, development of paleoecological models for paleoenvironmental reconstruction, taphonomy and exceptional fossil preservation, evolutionary paleoecology and ecological change through time, and conservation paleoecology. Data from studies of invertebrates, vertebrates, plants and microfossils, with added emphasis on bioturbation and microbial sedimentary structures, are discussed. Examples from marine and terrestrial environments are covered, with a particular focus on periods of great ecological change, such as the Precambrian-Cambrian transition and intervals of mass extinction. Readership: This book is designed for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in the earth and biological sciences, as well as researchers and applied scientists in a range of related disciplines.
Book Synopsis Introduction to Paleobiology and the Fossil Record by : Michael J. Benton
Download or read book Introduction to Paleobiology and the Fossil Record written by Michael J. Benton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-25 with total page 1001 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Unique features of the book are the numerous case studies from current research that lead students to the primary literature, analytical and mathematical explanations and tools, together with associated problem sets and practical schedules for instructors and students. “..any serious student of geology who does not pick this book off the shelf will be putting themselves at a huge disadvantage. The material may be complex, but the text is extremely accessible and well organized, and the book ought to be essential reading for palaeontologists at undergraduate, postgraduate and more advanced levels—both in Britain as well as in North America.” Falcon-Lang, H., Proc. Geol. Assoc. 2010 “...this is an excellent introduction to palaeontology in general. It is well structured, accessibly written and pleasantly informative .....I would recommend this as a standard reference text to all my students without hesitation.” David Norman Geol Mag 2010 Companion website This book includes a companion website at: www.blackwellpublishing.com/paleobiology The website includes: · An ongoing database of additional Practical’s prepared by the authors · Figures from the text for downloading · Useful links for each chapter · Updates from the authors
Book Synopsis The Ecology of Fossils by : W. S. McKerrow
Download or read book The Ecology of Fossils written by W. S. McKerrow and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 1978 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Study of Trace Fossils by : R.W. Frey
Download or read book The Study of Trace Fossils written by R.W. Frey and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1971 I published a review of ichnology other concentrating only on traces made (Houston AAPG: SEPM Trace Fossil Field by a certain group of organisms, regardless Trip Guidebook) that I thought could be of their setting. Nevertheless, needless re dundancy has hopefully been eliminated. expanded rather easily into a worthwhile Some of the chapters are more special book on the subject. I probed that possi ized than others (because of the nature of bility for a while, thinking that I would particular topics); hence, these may be write the book myself. As I began to out somewhat less familiar or "comprehensible" line the chapters in more detail, however, than others-depending upon the reader's it soon became apparent that my personal own interests and background. Other dif knowledge of too many facets of ichnology ferences in the scope and content of vari scraped bottom all too soon. I quickly de ous chapters stem from the simple fact cided that a better book could be produced that a considerably greater backlog of pre by soliciting specific contributions from vious work is available in certain facets of other workers who, collectively, had first ichnology than in others. But we hope hand experience with virtually every aspect that all of the chapters will prove to be use of the field. That became the actual plan, ful to anyone wishing to delve 'into them. the result of which is this book.
Book Synopsis Early Hominin Paleoecology by : Matt Sponheimer
Download or read book Early Hominin Paleoecology written by Matt Sponheimer and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the multidisciplinary field of hominin paleoecology for advanced undergraduate students and beginning graduate students, Early Hominin Paleoecology offers an up?to?date review of the relevant literature, exploring new research and synthesizing old and new ideas. Recent advances in the field and the laboratory are not only improving our understanding of human evolution but are also transforming it. Given the increasing specialization of the individual fields of study in hominin paleontology, communicating research results and data is difficult, especially to a broad audience of graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and the interested public. Early Hominin Paleoecology provides a good working knowledge of the subject while also presenting a solid grounding in the sundry ways this knowledge has been constructed. The book is divided into three sections—climate and environment (with a particular focus on the latter), adaptation and behavior, and modern analogs and models—and features contributors from various fields of study, including archaeology, primatology, paleoclimatology, sedimentology, and geochemistry. Early Hominin Paleoecology is an accessible entrée into this fascinating and ever-evolving field and will be essential to any student interested in pursuing research in human paleoecology.
Book Synopsis Biotic Interactions in Recent and Fossil Benthic Communities by : Michael J.S. Tevesz
Download or read book Biotic Interactions in Recent and Fossil Benthic Communities written by Michael J.S. Tevesz and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-22 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Community Paleoecology as a Geologic Tool by :
Download or read book Community Paleoecology as a Geologic Tool written by and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 1987 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
