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Bringing Fossils to Life: An Introduction to Paleobiology
Contributor(s): Prothero, Donald R. (Author)
ISBN: 0231158939     ISBN-13: 9780231158930
Publisher: Columbia University Press
OUR PRICE:   $108.90  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Paleontology
- Science | Life Sciences - Evolution
Dewey: 560
LCCN: 2013006698
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 8.1" W x 10.9" (3.50 lbs) 672 pages
 
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One of the leading textbooks in its field, Bringing Fossils to Life applies paleobiological principles to the fossil record while detailing the evolutionary history of major plant and animal phyla. It incorporates current research from biology, ecology, and population genetics, bridging the gap between purely theoretical paleobiological textbooks and those that describe only invertebrate paleobiology and that emphasize cataloguing live organisms instead of dead objects. For this third edition Donald R. Prothero has revised the art and research throughout, expanding the coverage of invertebrates and adding a discussion of new methodologies and a chapter on the origin and early evolution of life.

Contributor Bio(s): Prothero, Donald R.: - Donald R. Prothero is a Research Associate in Vertebrate Paleontology at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. He has taught college geology and paleontology for 40 years at institutions such as Columbia University, Vassar College, Knox College, and Pierce College, and currently at Cal Poly Pomona. For 27 years, he was Professor of Geology at Occidental College in Los Angeles and Lecturer in Geobiology at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. He earned his M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. degrees in geological sciences from Columbia University. He is the author of over 300 scientific papers published in leading journals and over 30 titles in geology, paleontology and evolutionary biology.