| Vertebrate Microfossil Assemblages: Their Role in Paleoecology and Paleobiogeography Contributor(s): Sankey, Julia T. (Editor), Baszio, Sven (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0253349273 ISBN-13: 9780253349279 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2008 Annotation: This volume presents state-of-the-art papers on important topics and methods in the analysis of vertebrate microfossil assemblages. The minute remains of animals and plants have proven very useful to paleontologists as tools for dating large fossils, describing the environments which existed at the time the fossils were deposited, and identifying and mapping the extent of local floras and faunas, among other things. Due to the large sample sizes that can be obtained, the chance to recover rare taxa is much higher than it is during a search for skeletal remains. Analysis of the data produced from microvertebrate localities can address a wide range of questions as these papers clearly demonstrate. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Paleontology - Science | Life Sciences - Molecular Biology |
| Dewey: 560.45 |
| LCCN: 2007022551 |
| Series: Life of the Past |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 7.55" W x 10" (1.71 lbs) 296 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This volume presents state-of-the-art papers on important topics and methods in the analysis of vertebrate microfossil assemblages. The minute remains of animals and plants have proven very useful to paleontologists as tools for dating large fossils, describing the environments which existed at the time the fossils were deposited, and identifying and mapping the extent of local floras and faunas, among other things. Due to the large sample sizes that can be obtained, the chance to recover rare taxa is much higher than it is during a search for skeletal remains. Analysis of the data produced from microvertebrate localities can address a wide range of questions as these papers clearly demonstrate. |