Stratigraphic Paleobiology - Understanding the Distribution of Fossil Taxa in Time and Space

Informationen zum Autor Mark E. Patzkowsky is associate professor in the Department of Geosciences at Pennsylvania State University. Steven M. Holland is professor in the Department of Geology at the University of Georgia. Klappentext Whether the fossil record should be read at face value or whether it presents a distorted view of the history of life is an argument seemingly as old as many fossils themselves. This book presents a critical framework for assessing the fossil record! one based on a modern understanding of the principles of sediment accumulation. Zusammenfassung Whether the fossil record should be read at face value or whether it presents a distorted view of the history of life is an argument seemingly as old as many fossils themselves. This book presents a critical framework for assessing the fossil record! one based on a modern understanding of the principles of sediment accumulation.

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• Authors: Steven Holland, Steven M. Holland, Holland Steven, Holland Steven M., Mark E. Patzkowsky, Mark E. Holland Patzkowsky, Mark E./ Holland Patzkowsky
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.04.2012
• EAN: 9780226649382
• ISBN: 978-0-226-64938-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Palaeontology; SCIENCE / Paleontology, Palaeontology