1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910962881903321

Titolo

Bonebeds : genesis, analysis, and paleobiological significance / / edited by Raymond R. Rogers, David A. Eberth, and Anthony R. Fiorillo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007

ISBN

9786612537233

9781282537231

1282537237

9780226723730

0226723739

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (512 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RogersRaymond R

EberthDavid A

FiorilloAnthony R

Disciplina

560

Soggetti

Vertebrates, Fossil

Paleontological excavations

Paleobiology

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

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER 1. A Conceptual Framework for the Genesis and Analysis of Vertebrate Skeletal Concentrations -- CHAPTER 2. Bonebeds through Time -- CHAPTER 3. A Bonebeds Database: Classification, Biases, and Patterns of Occurrence -- CHAPTER 4. From Bonebeds to Paleobiology: Applications of Bonebed Data -- CHAPTER 5. A Practical Approach to the Study of Bonebeds -- CHAPTER 6 Numerical Methods for Bonebed Analysis -- CHAPTER 7. Trace Element Geochemistry of Bonebeds -- CHAPTER 8. Stable Isotope Geochemistry of Bonebed Fossils: Reconstructing Paleoenvironments, Paleoecology, and Paleobiology -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The vertebrate fossil record extends back more than 500 million years, and bonebeds-localized concentrations of the skeletal remains of vertebrate animals-help unlock the secrets of this long history. Often



spectacularly preserved, bonebeds-both modern and ancient-can reveal more about life histories, ecological associations, and preservation patterns than any single skeleton or bone. For this reason, bonebeds are frequently studied by paleobiologists, geologists, and archeologists seeking to piece together the vertebrate record. Thirteen respected researchers combine their experiences in Bonebeds, providing readers with workable definitions, theoretical frameworks, and a compendium of modern techniques in bonebed data collection and analysis. By addressing the historical, theoretical, and practical aspects of bonebed research, this edited volume-the first of its kind-provides the background and methods that students and professionals need to explore and understand these fantastic records of ancient life and death.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910974518103321

Autore

Gensler Harry J. <1945->

Titolo

Formal ethics / / Harry J. Gensler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1996

ISBN

1-134-79117-8

1-134-79118-6

1-283-70784-5

1-280-06303-3

9786610063031

0-203-01637-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 p.)

Disciplina

170

Soggetti

Ethics

Social ethics

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 (p. [198]-208) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; What Is Formal Ethics?; Logicality; Conscientiousness; Impartiality; The Golden Rule; Universal Law; Moral Rationality; Symbolic Logic; Bibliography; Index;



Sommario/riassunto

Combines "hard" logic and supposedly "soft" ethics in order to formulate ethical principles more clearly, to organize them into a defensible system, and to help us think more rationally about morality.