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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808546303321

Autore

Főzy István

Titolo

Fossils of the Carpathian region / / István Fozy and István Szente ; English text editor, Gareth Dyke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington : , : Indiana University Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-253-00987-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (508 p.)

Collana

Life of the past

Altri autori (Persone)

SzenteIstván <1960->

DykeGareth

Disciplina

560.9439/9

Soggetti

Fossils - Hungary

Fossils - Carpathian Mountains Region

Paleontology - Hungary

Paleontology - Carpathian Mountains Region

Geology, Stratigraphic

Geology - Carpathian Mountains Region

Geology - Hungary

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Detailed Outline of the Text -- List of Maps -- Introduction: Rocks, Fossils, Events, Ages -- Part 1. The Paleozoic -- The Paleozoic -- Part 2. The Mesozoic -- The Triassic -- The Jurassic -- The Cretaceous -- Part 3. The Cenozoic -- The Paleocene and Eocene -- The Oligocene -- The Early and Middle Miocene -- The Late Miocene -- The Pliocene -- The Pleistocene -- Part 4. Museums and Collections -- Museums and Collections -- Epilogue -- Glossary.

Sommario/riassunto

István Fozy and István Szente provide a comprehensive review of the fossil record of the Carpathian Basin. Fossils of the Carpathian Region describes and illustrates the region's fossils, recounts their history, and tells the stories of key people involved in paleontological research in the area. In addition to covering all the important fossils of this region, special attention is given to rare finds and complete skeletons. The region's fossils range from tiny foraminifera to the Transylvanian



dinosaurs and mammals of the Carpathian Basin. The book also gives nonspecialists the opportunity