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A Concise Dictionary of Paleontology Second Edition

Title
A Concise Dictionary of Paleontology [electronic resource] : Second Edition / by Robert L. Carlton.
Author
Carlton, Robert L.
Publication
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.

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Description
1 online resource (XII, 469 p.) : online resource.
Summary
This new and significantly updated authored dictionary is a unique glossary of paleontological terms, taxa, localities, and concepts. It focuses primarily on identifying the most significant groups of fossil animals and plants in relation to their evolution and phylogeny. It also focuses on mass extinctions, on taxa that are problematic in some significant way, on the principal fossil-Lagerstätten of the world, and on historical turning points marked by index fossils. Although there are many current resources on the subject, none contains an accurate representation of the paleontological lexicon. Although well aware that the fast-changing field of paleontology will always defy any attempt at complete description, the author has attempted to provide an accurate and comprehensive set of about 4,000 entries that will be useful to professionals as well as to general readers of scientific literature without a background in paleontology.
Uniform Title
Concise Dictionary of Paleontology (Online)
Alternative Title
Concise Dictionary of Paleontology (Online)
Subject
  • Evolutionary biology
  • Paleontology
  • Paleoecology
  • Animal systematics
  • Animals > Classification
  • Geobiology
  • Plant systematics
  • Plants > Classification
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Contents
Chapter1. A -- Chapter2. B -- Chapter3. C -- Chapter4. D -- Chapter5. E -- Chapter6. F -- Chapter7. G. Chapter8. H -- Chapter9. I -- Chapter10. J -- Chapter11. K -- Chapter12. L -- Chapter 13. M -- Chapter 14. N -- Chapter15. O -- Chapter16. P -- Chapter17. Q -- Chapter18. R -- Chapter19. S -- Chapter20. T -- Chapter21. U -- Chapter22. V -- Chapter23. W -- Chapter24. X -- Chapter25. Y. Chapter26. Z.
LCCN
10.1007/978-3-030-25586-2
OCLC
ssj0002238437
Author
Carlton, Robert L.
Title
A Concise Dictionary of Paleontology [electronic resource] : Second Edition / by Robert L. Carlton.
Imprint
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition
2nd ed. 2019.
Digital File Characteristics
text file PDF
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Printed edition: 9783030255855
Printed edition: 9783030255879
Printed edition: 9783030255886
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10.1007/978-3-030-25586-2 doi
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