LEADER 05267nam 2200613 450 001 9910817198103321 005 20230421031010.0 010 $a1-119-02926-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000222488 035 $a(EBL)1768908 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001292861 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12570529 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001292861 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11284988 035 $a(PQKB)10422154 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1768908 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1768908 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10910128 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL639081 035 $a(OCoLC)888748760 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000222488 100 $a20140828h19961996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUnderstanding fossils $ean introduction to invertebrate palaeontology /$fPeter Doyle ; with contributions by Florence M. D. Lowry 210 1$aChichester, England :$cJohn Wiley & Sons,$d1996. 210 4$dİ1996 215 $a1 online resource (423 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-07830-0 311 $a0-471-96351-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Contents ; Preface ; Acknowledgements ; Illustrations ; 1 What Is Palaeontology? ; 1.1 Palaeontology: the Study of Ancient Life ; 1.2 The Scope of Palaeontology ; 1.3 The Aim and Structure of This Book ; PART I. KEY CONCEPTS ; 2 Fossils and Fossilisation ; 2.1 What Are Fossils? ; 2.2 Taphonomy: the Process of Fossilisation ; 2.2.1 Death of the Organism ; 2.2.2 Effects on the Dead Organism Before Burial ; 2.2.3 Effects on the Dead Organism After Burial ; 2.2.4 The Preservation of Trace Fossils ; 2.3 Is the Fossil Record Complete? 327 $a2.4 Lagersta?tten: Windows on an Ancient World 2.5 Summary of Key Points ; 2.6 Suggested Reading ; 3 Fossils as Living Rganlsms ; 3.1 Early Concepts of Fossils ; 3.2 The Concept of the Species in Palaeontology ; 3.3 Taxonomic Hierarchy: The System of Nature ; 3.4 Taxonomic Uniformitarianism: the Basis for Reconstruction of Fossil Organisms ; 3.5 Introduction to Palaeoecology ; 3.5.1 Palaeosynecology ; 3.5.2 Palaeoautecology ; 3.5.3 The Role of Trace Fossils in Palaeoecology ; 3.5.4 Palaeoenvironmental Analysis ; 3.6 Summary of Key Points ; 3.7 Suggested Reading ; 4 Fossils and Evolution 327 $a4.1 The Process of Organic Evolution 4.1.1 Darwinian Theory ; 4.1.2 Heredity and Genetics ; 4.1.3 Natural Selection ; 4.2 Palaeontology and Evolution ; 4.2.1 Microevolution: The Small-scale Changes ; 4.2.2 Macroevolution: The Broad Patterns ; 4.3 Summary of Key Points ; 4.4 Suggested Reading ; 5 Fossils and Stratigraphy ; 5.1 Principles of Stratigraphy ; 5.2 Faunal and Floral Succession ; 5.3 Biostratigraphy ; 5.3.1 Guide Fossils: The Tools of Biostratigraphy ; 5.3.2 The Basic Unit of Biostratigraphy: The Biozone ; 5.4 Chronostratigraphy ; 5.5 Summary of Key Points ; 5.6 Further Reading 327 $a6 Summary of Part I PART II. THE MAIN FOSSIL GROUPS; 7 Introduction to the Fossil Record ; 7.1 Major Features of the Fossil Record ; 7.1.1 Life in the Precambrian ; Archaean Life ; Proterozoic Life ; 7.1.2 Life in the Phanerozoic ; The Development of the Phanerozoic Invertebrate Fauna ; The Evolution of the Terrestrial Flora ; The Development of the Vertebrates ; 7.2 The Main Fossil Groups ; 7.3 Summary of Key Points ; 7.4 Suggestions for Further Reading ; 8 Molluscs: Bivalves and Gastropods ; 8.1 Bivalve and Gastropod Taxonomy ; 8.1.1 General Characteristics of Bivalves 327 $a8.1.2 General Characteristics of Gastropods 8.1.3 Classification of Bivalves and Gastropods ; 8.2 Bivalve Shell Morphology ; 8.3 Gastropod Shell Morphology ; 8.4 Bivalve and Gastropod Evolution ; 8.4.1 The Molluscan Archetype ; 8.4.2 Bivalve Evolution ; 8.4.3 Gastropod Evolution ; 8.5 Bivalve and Gastropod Applications ; 8.5.1 Palaeobiology ; Functional Morphology ; Evolution ; 8.5.2 Palaeoenvironmental Analysis ; 8.5.3 Stratigraphy ; 8.6 Suggested Reading ; 9 Molluscs: Cephalopods ; 9.1 Cephalopod Taxonomy ; 9.1.1 General Characteristics of Cephalopods ; 9.1.2 Cephalopod Classification 327 $a9.2 Cephalopod Shell Morphology 330 $aThe first introductory palaeontology text which demonstrates the importance of selected fossil groups in geological and biological studies, particularly in understanding evolutionary patterns, palaeoenvironmental analysis, and stratigraphy. Part one explores several key concepts, such as the processes of fossil preservation, the determination of evolutionary patterns, and use of fossils and statigraphical tools. Part two introduces the main fossil groups of value in these applied fields. Part three concentrates on the examination of important case histories which demonstrate the use of fossils 606 $aInvertebrates, Fossil 615 0$aInvertebrates, Fossil. 676 $a562 700 $aDoyle$b Peter$f1960-$0499054 702 $aLowry$b Florence M. D. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817198103321 996 $aUnderstanding fossils$91428311 997 $aUNINA