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| Genre/Form: | Aufsatzsammlung |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
David J Bottjer; et al |
| ISBN: | 0231102542 9780231102544 0231102550 9780231102551 |
| OCLC Number: | 47650949 |
| Description: | xi, 403 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| Contents: | Fossil-lagerstätten: jewels of the fossil record / David J. Bottjer ... [et al.] -- Enigmatic Ediacara fossils: ancestors or aliens? / David J. Bottjer -- Chengjiang: early record of the Cambrian explosion / James W. Hagadorn -- Burgess Shale: Cambrian explosion in full bloom / James W. Hagadorn -- Burgess Shale-type localities: the global picture / James W. Hagadorn -- Orsten deposits from Sweden: miniature late Cambrian arthropods / Carol M. Tang -- Beecher's trilobite bed: Ordovician pyritization for the other half of the trilobite / Walter Etter -- Hunsrück Slate: widespread pyritization of a Devonian fauna / Walter Etter -- Bear Gulch: an exceptional Upper Carboniferous plattenkalk / James W. Hagadorn -- Mazon Creek: preservation in late Paleozoic deltaic and marginal marine environments / Stephen A. Schellenberg -- Grès à Voltzia: preservation in early Mesozoic deltaic and marginal marine environments / Walter Etter -- Monte San Giorgio: remarkable Triassic marine vertebrates / Walter Etter -- Berlin-Ichthyosaur: preserving some of the earth's largest marine vertebrates / David J. Bottjer -- Osteno: Jurassic preservation to the cellular level / Carol M. Tang -- Posidonia Shale: Germany's Jurassic marine park / Walter Etter and Carol M. Tang -- La Voulte-sur-Rhône: exquisite cephalopod preservation / Walter Etter -- Oxford Clay: England's Jurassic marine park / Carol M. Tang -- Solnhofen: plattenkalk preservation with Archaeopteryx / Walter Etter -- Smoky Hill Chalk: spectacular Cretaceous marine fauna / David J. Bottjer -- Monte Bolca: an Eocene fishbowl / Carol M. Tang. |
| Series Title: | Critical moments in paleobiology and earth history series. |
| Responsibility: | edited by David J. Bottjer ... [et al.]. |
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Reading Exceptional Fossil Preservations is like a refreshing slap in the face...I found myself paging through this book, thinking, 'Wow. What other cool stuff is in here?' -- David Kendrick American Paleontologist An inordinate amount of what we know about the fossil record comes from a handful of spectacular fossil sites... Each of these deposits has a unique story to tell, and this volume is here to tell them... Recommend[ed] to any serious student of paleontology who wishes to know more about a dozen and a half of the most spectacular fossil sites worldwide. -- Lynne M. Clos Fossil News Exceptional Fossil Preservation provides the reader with the opportunity to see and read about exceptional fossils that normally appear only in professional journals. Jack's Stacks Will do much to encourage more fieldwork by scientists and amateur fossil hunters. Exceptionally well-referenced to the technical literature. An essential reading and browsing book for all who have an interest in this fascinating subject. An exceptionally fine book. Northeastern Naturalist Read more...
