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Palaeontology

Paperback. This text demonstrates the rich variety of clues to evolution that can be gleaned from the fossil record. Contributors explore modes of development, the tempo of speciation and extinction, and macroevolutionary patterns and trends. Num Pages: 416 pages, 54 halftones, 62 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226389318
ISBN
9780226389318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.50
€ 45.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 40 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AJC; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 211 x 18. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226790374
ISBN
9780226790374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.69

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

€ 59.44
€ 46.42

paperback. The first book to approach the Cretaceous extinction-the period during which dinosaurs disappeared from Earth-from the perspective of the fossil record. Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 tables, 52 line dr. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231076258
ISBN
9780231076258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.50

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

€ 115.96

Hardback. Leading chemists, geologists, palaeontologists and biologists contribute to this study of the most basic origins of life on Earth. They explore the origin of life during the Archean Eon, the maturation of life during the Proterozoic and the diversification of life that marks the Phanerozoic. Editor(s): Bengtson, Stefan. Series: Nobel Symposium. Num Pages: 656 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 184 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1679.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231080880
ISBN
9780231080880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.86
€ 75.47

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
€ 24.68

Hardback. Presents an overview of dinosaur discoveries in Mexico that synthesizes information about the geography and environment of the region during the Mesozoic when it was the western margin of the ancient continent of Pangea. This book summarizes research on various groups, including turtles, lepidosauromorphs, pleisosaurs, crocodyliforms, pterosaurs. Editor(s): Rivera-Sylva, Hector E.; Carpenter, Kenneth; Frey, Eberhard. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 color illus., 93 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 20. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253011831
ISBN
9780253011831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.00

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
€ 39.73

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 454 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691611228
ISBN
9780691611228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.27
€ 59.12

Paperback. Richly illustrated with photographs and drawings, this is the first book to focus on British Columbia's fossils. Editor(s): Ludvigsen, Rolf. Num Pages: 320 pages, 135ill. BIC Classification: 1KBC; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780774805780
ISBN
9780774805780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PS; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720014
ISBN
9780804720014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.34

Paperback. This monograph describes early Ordovician (Ibexian:Tremadocian early Floian) trilobites from Northern Spitsbergen from the section through the Kirtonryggen Formation adjacent to Hinlopen Strait. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph Series. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781118825396
ISBN
9781118825396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.67

Paperback. Varied and well preserved trilobite fossils are described from Silurian reefs in North Greenland. The faunas comprise 23 new species, and four new genera. The large number of new taxa reflects a previous lack of sampling of Silurian reef trilobite biotas. Series: Special Papers in Palaeontology. Num Pages: 93 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 199 x 7. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
93
Condition
New
Edition
Number 92
SKU
V9781119060048
ISBN
9781119060048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.88

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 77, 69 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings, 1 maps, 4 black & white ta. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501702440
ISBN
9781501702440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.13

Hardcover. This book explores the bio-molecular aspects of avian biology as well as the anatomy of dinosaurs. It bridges the gap between those who study bird fossils and those who study the living animals. The first section reviews the early ancestry of birds and the conditions under which they and their nearest relatives diversified in the Cretaceous. Editor(s): Dyke, Gareth; Kaiser, Gary W. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW6; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 193 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1222.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470656662
ISBN
9780470656662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.08

paperback. From his stunning discovery of Tyrannosaurus rex one hundred years ago to the dozens of other important new dinosaur species he found, Barnum Brown led a remarkable life (1873-1963), spending most of it searching for fossils - and sometimes oil - in every corner of the globe. This book discloses the details about his life and travels. Num Pages: 384 pages, 44 b/w photographs, 9 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: BGT; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520272613
ISBN
9780520272613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 29.39

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

Hardcover. Throughout the four hundred thousand years that humanity has been collecting fossils, sea urchin fossils - or echinoids - have continually been among the most prized, from the Paleolithic era, when they decorated flint axes, to today, when paleobiologists study them for clues to the earth's history. The author takes the reader on a fossil hunt. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226514697
ISBN
9780226514697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.65

paperback. Illustrator(s): Anton, Mauricio. Num Pages: 232 pages, 97 illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW7; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 13. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780231135290
ISBN
9780231135290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.59

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