Paperback. Taphonomy: A Process Approach is the first book to review the entire field of taphonomy, or the science of fossil preservation. It describes the formation of animal and plant fossils in marine and terrestrial settings and how this affects deciphering the ecology and extinction of past lifeforms and the environments in which they lived. The volume emphasises a process approach to taphonomy and reviews the taphonomic behaviour of all important taxa, plant and animal. It will be useful to anyone interested in the preservation of fossils and the formation of fossil assemblages, but it is aimed primarily at advanced students and professionals working in paleontology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, climate modeling and biogeochemistry. This book offers a comprehensive review of the entire field of taphonomy, the science of fossil preservation. It describes the formation of plant and animal fossils in oceanic, terrestrial and river settings and how this affects deciphering the ecology and extinction of past lifeforms and the environments in which they lived. Coverage emphasizes a process approach to the subject and reviews the taphonomic behavior of all important taxa, both plant and animal. The book will be of main interest to advanced students and professionals working in paleontology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, climate modeling and biogeochemistry. It will also appeal to anyone interested in the preservation of fossils and the formation of fossil assemblages. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Titel: Taphonomy: A Process Approach (Paperback)
Verlag: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 0521598338
ISBN-13: 9780521598330
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: new

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This is the first book to review the entire field of taphonomy, or the science of fossil preservation. It will be useful to anyone interested in the preservation of fossils and is aimed primarily at advanced students and professionals working in paleontology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, climate modeling and biogeochemistry.

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'Martin covers an impressive breadth of subjects ... Subjects are presented in useful quantative detail.' Trends in Ecology and Evolution

'Taphonomy: A Process Approach is a good measure of how far taphonomy and paleontology have come in the past decades ... This synthesis is enormously valuable ... makes excellent use of the research literature. Karl W. Flessa, Science

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