{"product_id":"introduction-to-paleobiology-and-the-fossil-record-isbn-9781119272854","title":"Introduction to Paleobiology and the Fossil Record","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnique 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew to this edition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul style=\"line-height: 25px; margin-left: 15px; margin-top: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px;\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe text and figures have been updated throughout to reflect current opinion on all aspects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew case studies illustrate the chapters, drawn from a broad distribution internationally\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapters on Macroevolution, Form and Function, Mass extinctions, Origin of Life, and Origin of Metazoans have been entirely rewritten to reflect substantial advances in these topics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThere is a new focus on careers in paleobiology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Paleontology as a science 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaleontology in the modern world 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaleontology as a science 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteps to understanding 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFossils and evolution 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaleontology today 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Stratigraphy 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow stratigraphy works 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew techniques, new tools 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeological time scale: a common language 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtraterrestrial stratigraphy 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Paleogeography and paleoclimates 50\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaleobiogeography 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFossils in mountain belts 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaleoclimates 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Anthropocene 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Paleoecology 80\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaphonomic constraints: sifting through the debris 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulations: can groups of individuals make a difference? 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHabitats and niches 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaleocommunities 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolutionary paleoecology 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcological ranking of mass extinctions 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFull contents vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Taphonomy and the quality of the fossil record 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFossil preservation 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuality of the fossil record 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Fossil form and function 140\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowth and form 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution and development 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpreting the function of fossils 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Macroevolution and the tree of life 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution by natural selection 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution and the fossil record 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrends and radiations 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe tree of life 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Biodiversity, extinction, and mass extinction 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe diversification of life 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMass extinctions 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “big five” mass extinction events 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtinction then and now 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 The origin of life 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe origin of life 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvidence for the origin of life 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife diversifies: eukaryotes 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Protists 248\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtozoa 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMystery protists of the proterozoic and paleozoic 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhytoplankton 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Origin and expansion of the metazoans 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrigins and classification 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvertebrate body and skeletal plans 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFive key faunas 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 The basal metazoans: sponges and corals 306\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePorifera 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCnidaria 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Lophophorates 1: brachiopods and bryozoans 344\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrachiopoda 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBryozoa 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Lophotrochozoans 2: mollusks and annelids 372\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMollusks 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly mollusks 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClass Bivalvia 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClass Gastropoda 384\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClass Cephalopoda 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClass Scaphopoda 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClass Rostroconcha 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolutionary trends within the Mollusca 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnelids 406\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 410\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 410\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 410\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Ecdysozoa: arthropods 412\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 413\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly arthropod faunas 413\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubphylum Trilobitomorpha (artiopoda) 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubphylum Chelicerata 428\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubphylum Myriapoda 430\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubphylum Hexapoda 430\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubphylum Crustacea 433\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExceptional arthropod faunas through time 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 442\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 442\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Deuterostomes: echinoderms and hemichordates 445\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEchinoderms 446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHemichordates 468\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 484\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 484\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 484\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Fishes and basal tetrapods 486\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 487\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrigin of the vertebrates 487\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJaws and fish evolution 492\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTetrapods 498\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReign of the reptiles 503\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 510\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 510\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 511\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Dinosaurs and mammals 512\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 513\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDinosaurs and their kin 513\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBird evolution 521\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRise of the mammals 522\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe line to humans 530\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 536\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 536\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 537\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Fossil plants and fungi 538\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 539\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerrestrialization of plants 539\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe great coal forests 547\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeed-bearing plants 552\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlowering plants 562\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 568\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 568\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 568\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 Trace fossils 570\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 571\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding trace fossils 571\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrace fossils in sediments 578\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 592\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 592\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 592\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinale 594\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 598\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1: Stratigraphic chart 617\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2: Paleogeographic maps 619\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 620\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael J. Benton\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology at the University of Bristol. He is interested particularly in early reptiles, Triassic dinosaurs and macroevolution, and has published 50 books and over 400 scientific articles. He founded the Masters in Paleobiology degree at Bristol, which has now graduated over 400 students. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid A.T. Harper\u003c\/b\u003e is a leading expert on fossil brachiopods, numerical methods in paleontology and Phanerozoic stratigraphy. He is Professor of Paleontology, and Principal of Van Mildert College in Durham University. He has published over 15 books and monographs, including a couple of influential textbooks, as well as over 300 scientific articles and, together with Øyvind Hammer, the widely-used software package PAST.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents a comprehensive overview of the science of the history of life. 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