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Palaeontology

Hardback. The paleoecological history of the Americas is as complex as the region is broad: stretching from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego, it features some of the most extraordinary vegetation on the planet. With plants as his scientific muse, the author traces the evolution of ecosystems, beginning from the Late Cretaceous period onwards. Num Pages: 392 pages, 69 halftones, 34 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1K; PSTS; RBX; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226306797
ISBN
9780226306797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.26
€ 114.71

Hardback. A major stepping stone toward a synthesis of the ecology and evolution of the Late Cretaceous ecosystems of western North America Editor(s): Titus, Alan L.; Loewen, Mark A. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 656 pages, 338 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWU; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 217 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2068.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253008831
ISBN
9780253008831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.19

Hardcover. Offers a unique insider's perspective on the unfolding discovery of a crucial link in our evolution: Proconsul, a fossil ape named whimsically after a performing chimpanzee called Consul. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674016750
ISBN
9780674016750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.97

Paperback. This text sets out to establish the role played by systematics in deciphering patterns of evolution from the fossil record. It begins by considering the nature of species in the fossil record and then outlines recent advances in the methodology used to establish phylogenetics relationships. Num Pages: 232 pages, 72. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780632036424
ISBN
9780632036424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 115.64

paperback. Knoll explores the deep history of life from its origins on a young planet to the incredible Cambrian explosion, with the very latest discoveries in paleontology integrated with emerging insights from molecular biology and earth system science. 100 illustrations. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 color illus. 25 halftones. 47 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691165530
ISBN
9780691165530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. A survey of the entire ecological history of life on land--from the earliest traces of terrestrial organisms over 400 million years ago to the beginning of human agriculture. Num Pages: 588 pages, 31 line drawings, 9 maps, 7 haltones, 21 tables. BIC Classification: RBX; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 34. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
588
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226041551
ISBN
9780226041551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.43
€ 50.25

Paperback. A Companion to Paleopathology offers a broad overview of the field that has evolved over the last few decades into an exploration of disease processes in the human skeleton. Editor(s): Grauer, Anne L. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 632 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
632
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119111634
ISBN
9781119111634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.30

Paperback. Writing from the front lines of extinction research, the author tells the story of geologic and evolutionary history and how it informs the way humans inhabit, exploit, and impact Earth today. Optimistic that we can change this ominous forecast if we act now, he provides clear-cut strategies to guide the planet away from global catastrophe. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 b/w image. BIC Classification: RBX; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292642
ISBN
9780520292642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. This highly accessible introduction to dinosaurs places scientific method at the crux of the studies, teaching students about scientific research and principles as they learn about dinosaurs. Num Pages: 576 pages, 79 illustrations. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 272 x 218 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405134132
ISBN
9781405134132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 pages of color and B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 34. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pegasus
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781605987033
ISBN
9781605987033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.18

Drawing from sources across the field of bone histology, Chinsamy-Turan paints a holistic view of the current state of the science and presents a fresh perspective on the relevance of the field to understanding the Dinosauria. Num Pages: 216 pages, 41, 41 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 681.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801881206
ISBN
9780801881206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 110.44

Paperback. The highly fossiliferous succession of Smithian (Early Triassic) ammonoids from northwestern Guangxi (South China) provides a key equatorial record, at the boundary between Tethys and Panthalassa. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 211 x 8. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Volume 55
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405186667
ISBN
9781405186667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.44

Paperback. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph S. Num Pages: 92 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Norway
Edition
Number 39
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9788200376590
ISBN
9788200376590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.81

Paperback. The Foraminifera constitute the most diverse group of shelled microorganisms in modern seas. This book deals with the systematics, cell biology, chamber construction, biogeography, ecology, shell geochemistry, and taphonomy of these fascinating protists. It is suitable for graduate students. Num Pages: 382 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402005985
ISBN
9781402005985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 103.07

Hardback. How does bison meat taste after being frozen for 30,000 years? Were Ice Age cave painters trying to create "art" or just record history? How did ancient oil spills occur, before oil companies existed? Those are just some of the questions renowned paleontologist Bjorn Kurten answers in these lighthearted essays on fossils, ancient life, and related topics. Num Pages: 121 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
121
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231059787
ISBN
9780231059787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.43
€ 46.63

Paperback. This portrait of the cave bear conveys facts about this animal, including its structure, habits, and society, the Ice Age environment, sexual and racial variations, and extinction. The text also details the relationship between man and bear, and theories surrounding bear-hunting and bear cults. Num Pages: 163 pages, 46 illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PSVW7; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
163
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231103619
ISBN
9780231103619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

paperback. Discusses such subjects as: factors controlling the distribution of species; taxonomic uniformitarianism; shell morphology; trace fossils; taphonomy; principles of community palaeoecology; and pre-cambrian and cambrian benthic communities. Num Pages: 427 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 4KHJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 190 x 22. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Springer United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
427
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412434501
ISBN
9780412434501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 142.07

Paperback. An original and illuminating study of science, culture, and museums, Articulating Dinosaurs is a remarkable look at not just how we visualize the prehistoric past, but how we make it palpable it our everyday lives. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: GM; JHM; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442627055
ISBN
9781442627055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.28

Paperback. Palaeobiology: A Synthesis was widely acclaimed both for its content and production quality. Ten years on, Derek Briggs and Peter Crowther have once again brought together over 150 leading authorities from around the world to produce Palaeobiology II. Editor(s): Briggs, Derek; Crowther, Peter R. Num Pages: 600 pages, 206 illustrations. BIC Classification: PS; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 282 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780632051496
ISBN
9780632051496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 145.35

Hardback. .
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400743083
ISBN
9789400743083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.85
€ 116.58

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