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Eocene Biodiversity
Gregg F. . Ed(S): Gunnell
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Description for Eocene Biodiversity
Paperback. Editor(s): Gunnell, Gregg F. Series: Topics in Geobiology. Num Pages: 463 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 883.
Initially, this work was designed to document and study the diversification of modern mammalian groups and was quite successful and satisfying. However, as field and laboratory work continued, there began to develop a suspicion that not all of the Eocene story was being told. It became apparent that most fossil samples, especially those from the American West, were derived from similar preservational circumstances and similar depositional settings. A program was initiated to look for other potential sources of fossil samples, either from non-traditional lithologies or from geographic areas that were not ... Read more
Initially, this work was designed to document and study the diversification of modern mammalian groups and was quite successful and satisfying. However, as field and laboratory work continued, there began to develop a suspicion that not all of the Eocene story was being told. It became apparent that most fossil samples, especially those from the American West, were derived from similar preservational circumstances and similar depositional settings. A program was initiated to look for other potential sources of fossil samples, either from non-traditional lithologies or from geographic areas that were not ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
463
Condition
New
Series
Topics in Geobiology
Number of Pages
442
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461354710
SKU
V9781461354710
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Reviews for Eocene Biodiversity
`The papers in this volume are of consistently high quality and each will be a valuable contribution to the field. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the Ecocene specifically of the history of global biodiversity through geologic time.' Quarterly Review of Biology, 77:4 (2002)