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Palaeontology

Paperback. Presents a historical account of the origin, rise, and importance of paleobiology. The author shows how the movement was conceived and promoted by a group of paleontologists and examines the intellectual, disciplinary, and political dynamics involved in the ascendency of paleobiology. It offers insight on data-driven approaches in recent science. Num Pages: 440 pages, 42 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 231 x 32. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226272948
ISBN
9780226272948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.34

Hardback. Discusses distinctive corner of California - its desert, the driest and hottest environment in North America. This title illuminates the desert's intriguing flora and fauna as he explores a controversial, unresolved scientific debate about the origin and evolution of its unusual ecosystems. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; PS; RBX; RGBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256163
ISBN
9780520256163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.15

Paperback. David Norman discusses some of the most fascinating and iconic creatures to walk our Earth. Introducing the different famillies of dinosaurs, he discusses how they were first discovered and interpreted, and looks at how scientific break-throughs have changed our understanding of dinosaurs over the years. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 22 black and white images. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RB; RBX; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 111. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198795926
ISBN
9780198795926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.71

Paperback. Representing current research in evolutionary paleobiology, this book provides an overview of this rapidly changing field. Contributors to this volume present results of original research and aim to provide directions for future studies. Num Pages: 492 pages, 103 line drawings, 23 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSC; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
492
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226389134
ISBN
9780226389134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 46.02

Hardcover. Paleoecology is a discipline that uses evidence from fossils to provide an understanding of ancient environments and the ecological history of life through geological time. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118455869
ISBN
9781118455869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.46

Hardback. Presents seven case-studies, describing the application of micropaleontology and palynology in applied geology. This volume is suitable for stratigraphers, petroleum geologists and for engineers and economic geologists working in hydrocarbon exploration and basin analysis. Editor(s): Jenkins, David Graham. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792322641
ISBN
9780792322641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.70

Hardback. The first book to clearly explain the science used by paleontologists and the new, cutting-edge techniques that led to the discovery of Seismosaurus, the longest dinosaur yet known----and possibly the largest land animal to have ever lived. The book also illustrates the exciting collaboration between Gillette, the chemists and physicists who helped to reconstruct Seismosaurus. Illustrator(s): Hallett, Mark. Num Pages: 205 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HDDA; RBC; RBX; WNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1316.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231078740
ISBN
9780231078740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.42

Hardback. Illustrator(s): Simeonovski, Velizar. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 320 pages, 197 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; RBX; WNCF; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780253020840
ISBN
9780253020840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.69

Hardback. Loxton and Prothero complete an entertaining, educational, and definitive text on demonstrably false phenomena, presenting both the arguments for and against their existence and systematically challenging the pseudoscience perpetuating their myths. Num Pages: 432 pages, 88 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSV; RBX; VXQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153201
ISBN
9780231153201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Loxton and Prothero complete an entertaining, educational, and definitive text on demonstrably false phenomena, presenting both the arguments for and against their existence and systematically challenging the pseudoscience perpetuating their myths. Num Pages: 432 pages, 88 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 904.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153218
ISBN
9780231153218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Includes comprehensive coverage of dinosaur systematics, reproduction, and life history strategies, biogeography, taphonomy, paleoecology, thermoregulation, and extinction. This book offers documentation of dinosaur distribution through time and space, and discussion of the interface between geology and biology. Editor(s): Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmolska, Halszka. Num Pages: 880 pages, 330 line illustrations, 28 tables. BIC Classification: RBX; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 276 x 52. Weight in Grams: 2460.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
880
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254084
ISBN
9780520254084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.23
€ 49.23

Hardback. "This is the most comprehensive overview and analysis of sauropod dinosaurs ever written."--Jason Head, Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution Editor(s): Rogers, Kristina Curry; Wilson, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 358 pages, 45 b/w photographs, 98 line illustrations, 23 tables. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246232
ISBN
9780520246232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.37
€ 64.67

Hardcover. From cave paintings to the latest Siberian finds, woolly mammoths have fascinated people across the world for centuries. In this volume the large mammal is reconstructed through its history in science, myth and popular culture. Translator(s): Rodarmor, William. Num Pages: 336 pages, 23 halftones, 46 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSVW7; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226112923
ISBN
9780226112923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.06

paperback. Fossils provide a powerful tool for the study of the nearly 4-billion-year history of life, and its role in the evolution of Earth systems. They also provide important data for evolutionary studies, and contribute to our understanding of the extinction of organisms and the origins of modern biodiversity. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 218 x 11. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405193368
ISBN
9781405193368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 50.51

Paperback. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph S. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 296 x 210 x 7. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Norway
Edition
1st
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9788200374244
ISBN
9788200374244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.60

Hardback. 8vo. Good clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First U. S. Edition
SKU
KEX0265183
ISBN
9780520233690
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 45.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Hastorf, Christine A.; Popper, Virginia S. Series: Prehistoric Archaeology & Ecology S. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 halftone, 3 maps. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226318936
ISBN
9780226318936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.76

Paperback. A Late Ordovician silicified brachiopod fauna from the White Mountain area, west-central Alaska is described and interpreted in a palaeoecological and biogeographical context. This area is situated within the Nixon Fork Subterrane of the Farewell Terrane, which origin and timing of final docking with Laurentia has been much debated. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph Series. Num Pages: 108 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RBGH; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 275 x 209 x 5. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
Volume 58
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118384176
ISBN
9781118384176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431424252
ISBN
9781431424252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.60

Hardback. This study of mesozoic birds covers a wide range of topics, including discussions of avian origins, the fossil record of feathers and footprints, bone histology, and locomotor evolution. Controversial taxa such as Protoavis, Caudipteryx, and Mononykus receive special treatment. Editor(s): Chiappe, Luis M.; Witmer, Lawrence M. Num Pages: 536 pages, 140 b/w photographs, 160 line figures. BIC Classification: PSVW6; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 291 x 230 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1852.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520200944
ISBN
9780520200944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.12

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