Palaeontology
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Palaeontology
Hardback. Shows how insects dominated life on the planet and played a significant role in the life and death of the dinosaurs. Analyzing exotic insects fossilized in Cretaceous amber at three major deposits in Lebanon, Burma, and Canada, this work reconstructs the complex ecology of a hostile prehistoric world inhabited by voracious swarms of insects. Num Pages: 280 pages, 61 color illus. 39 line illus. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124315
- ISBN
- 9780691124315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.30
€ 32.99
€ 24.30
paperback. Based on two decades of research, The Late Devonian Mass Extinction reviews the many theories that have been presented to explain the global mass extinction that struck the earth over 367 million years ago, considering in particular the possibility that the extinction was triggered by multiple impacts of extraterrestrial objects. Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology. Num Pages: 378 pages, 107 tables & figs. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075053
- ISBN
- 9780231075053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.05
€ 82.05
"This book explores the ecological consequences of the twin extinction events--the one that occurred within the Late Devonian (the end-Frasnian extinction) and the one that closed the Devonian period (the end-Famennian extinction)--for the evolution of terrestrial animal life on Earth--Provided by publisher. Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology. Num Pages: 336 pages, Color Illus.: 12,, B&W Illus.: 48,. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231160568
- ISBN
- 9780231160568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.52
€ 185.52
Hardcover. Knowledge of the evolutionary history of birds has much improved in recent decades. Fossils from critical time periods are being described at unprecedented rates and modern phylogenetic analyses have provided a framework for the interrelationships of the extant groups. Series: TOPA Topics in Paleobiology. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW6; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 253 x 20. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119020769
- ISBN
- 9781119020769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.01
€ 91.01
Hardback. This is the first detailed review of the Paleogene avian fossil record on a worldwide scale. It is a comprehensive and up-to-date overview aimed at specialists but also useful for students of other fields of vertebrate paleontology. Num Pages: 275 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540896272
- ISBN
- 9783540896272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 271.27
€ 271.27
Hardcover. The story of expeditions into Africa in search of dinosaur bones. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 432 pages, 50 b&w photos, 7 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 3JJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 240 x 35. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253342140
- ISBN
- 9780253342140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.33
€ 58.33
Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 170 x 35. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226332734
- ISBN
- 9780226332734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.00€ 43.71
€ 51.00
€ 43.71
Hardback. It has been demonstrated that different lithologies and different geographic areas told different stories from those that had been developed based on more typical faunal assemblages. This book offers an introduction to non-traditional Eocene fossils samples, and discusses features of these fossil assemblages. Editor(s): Gunnell, Gregg F. Series: Topics in Geobiology. Num Pages: 463 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 463
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306465284
- ISBN
- 9780306465284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.37
€ 195.37
Paperback. Editor(s): Gunnell, Gregg F. Series: Topics in Geobiology. Num Pages: 463 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 883.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 463
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461354710
- ISBN
- 9781461354710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.54
€ 187.54
Hardcover. This volume provides a basis for understanding the current state of research in palaeohydrology of the Earth's land surface. It summarizes the work achieved to date, and indicates the ways in which palaeohydrological research relates to other global research programmes. Editor(s): Gregory, K.J.; etc.; Starkel, L. (Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland); Baker, V.R. (University of Arizona, Tucson, USA). Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBKF; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471954200
- ISBN
- 9780471954200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 391.38
€ 391.38
Hardback. Each of the contributors to this book addresses a major issue in arthropod diversity by reviewing evidence of key fossils from a common perspective, and examining the interplay between extinct and extant species through inference of the structure of the arthropod evolutionary tree. Editor(s): Edgecombe, Gregory D. Num Pages: 347 pages, 51 illus,17 photos. BIC Classification: GBC; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 264 x 27. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231096546
- ISBN
- 9780231096546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.52
€ 140.52
Hardback. Full of rich detail for the specialist but accessible to the intelligent lay reader, the book includes the author's own stunning illustrations and a technical appendix which provides information, for example, on body mass/wing dimension relationships and avian/dinosaurian metabolics. Num Pages: 472 pages, 147, 88 black & white halftones, 59 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1611.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801867637
- ISBN
- 9780801867637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.84
€ 86.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBWH; RBG; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319372723
- ISBN
- 9783319372723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.08
€ 63.08
Hardback. Presents an overview of dinosaur discoveries in Mexico that synthesizes information about the geography and environment of the region during the Mesozoic when it was the western margin of the ancient continent of Pangea. This book summarizes research on various groups, including turtles, lepidosauromorphs, pleisosaurs, crocodyliforms, pterosaurs. Editor(s): Rivera-Sylva, Hector E.; Carpenter, Kenneth; Frey, Eberhard. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 color illus., 93 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 20. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253011831
- ISBN
- 9780253011831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.45
€ 58.45
paperback. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSV; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 569.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401737784
- ISBN
- 9789401737784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.53
€ 186.53
Paperback. Includes the papers that represent the proceedings of an international symposium on the paleobiology & evolution of the bivalves held at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, Drumheller, Canada, 29 September to 2 October 1995. This book presents a broad spectrum of research on fossil & living bivavles. Editor(s): Johnston, Paul A.; Haggart, James W. Num Pages: 475 pages, b/w illus & tables. BIC Classification: JH; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Calgary Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 461
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552380048
- ISBN
- 9781552380048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.09
€ 58.09
Hardback. Discrete Biochronological Time Scales Num Pages: 178 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319213255
- ISBN
- 9783319213255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Hardback. The first comprehensive volume on crinoids for palaeontologists, geologists, evolutionary and marine biologists, ecologists and amateur fossil collectors. Num Pages: 299 pages, 237 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1285.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521450249
- ISBN
- 9780521450249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 224.90
€ 224.90
Hardback. Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology. Num Pages: 224 pages, 115 illus. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 288 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1054. The Great Transition. Series: Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology S. 224 pages, 115 illus. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: RBX. Dimension: 288 x 222 x 21. Weight: 1058.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135221
- ISBN
- 9780231135221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.38
€ 109.38
Hardcover. Editor(s): Schultze, Hans-Peter; Trueb, Linda. Num Pages: 576 pages, 370 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW3; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1228.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801424977
- ISBN
- 9780801424977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 260.23
€ 260.23