The early Upper Paleolithic beyond Western Europe [[electronic resource] /] / edited by P. Jeffrey Brantingham, Steven L. Kuhn, and Kristopher W. Kerry |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
Disciplina | 939/.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrantinghamP. Jeffrey <1970->
KuhnSteven L. <1956-> KerryKristopher W. <1970-> |
Soggetto topico |
Paleolithic period - Europe, Eastern
Paleolithic period - Asia, Central Tools, Prehistoric - Europe, Eastern Tools, Prehistoric - Asia, Central |
Soggetto non controllato |
adaptation
anthropology antiquities archaeology aurignacian upper paleolithic aurignacian biological anthropology blades caucasus central asia china danube dzudzuana eastern asia eastern europe evolution fossil record fossils georgia gobi desert human behavior interpleniglacial karasu koulichivka levant makarovo modern humans mongolia mousterian middle paleolithic nonfiction paleolithic prehistoric tools russia shuidonggou siberia ucagizh cave upper paleolithic wadi al hasa |
ISBN |
9786612357169
0-520-93009-6 1-282-35716-6 1-59734-585-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- FIGURES AND TABLES -- PREFACE -- 1. On the Difficulty of the Middle-Upper Paleolithic Transitions -- 2. Early Upper Paleolithic Backed Blade Industries in Central and Eastern Europe -- 3. Continuities, Discontinuities, and Interactions in Early Upper Paleolithic Technologies: A View from the Middle Danube -- 4. Koulichivka and Its Place in the Middle-Upper Paleolithic Transition in Eastern Europe -- 5. Origins of the European Upper Paleolithic, Seen from Crimea: Simple Myth or Complex Reality? -- 6. The Beginning of the Upper Paleolithic on the Russian Plain -- 7. Emergence of the Levantine Upper Paleolithic: Evidence from the Wadi al-Hasa -- 8. New Perspectives on the Initial Upper Paleolithic: The View from Üçaǧizh Cave, Turkey -- 9. The Upper Paleolithic in Western Georgia -- 10. The Aurignacian in Asia -- 11. The Middle-Upper Paleolithic Interface in Former Soviet Central Asia -- 12. The Early Upper Paleolithic of Siberia -- 13. Origin of the Upper Paleolithic in Siberia: A Geoarchaeological Perspective -- 14. Initial Upper Paleolithic Blade Industries from the North-Central Gobi Desert, Mongolia -- 15. The Initial Upper Paleolithic at Shuidonggou, Northwestern China -- 16. The Early Upper Paleolithic and the Origins of Modern Human Behavior -- References -- Contributors -- Index |
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Life's origin [[electronic resource] ] : the beginnings of biological evolution / / edited by J. William Schopf |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.8/3 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SchopfJ. William <1941-> |
Soggetto topico | Life - Origin |
Soggetto non controllato |
amino acids
ancient world big bang biological evolution biological biology biotic comets dna evolution extraterrestrial fossil record history of life human biology human evolution hypotheses living organism meteorite origin of life prebiotic research rna science scientific history scientific solar system supernova tree of life world history |
ISBN |
1-59734-715-9
0-520-92870-9 1-282-75912-4 9786612759123 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Historical understanding of life's beginnings / John Or -- From big bang to primordial planet : setting the stage for the origin of life / Alan W. Schwartz and Sherwood Chang -- Formation of the building blocks of life / Stanley L. Miller and Antonio Lazcano -- From building blocks to the polymers of life / James P. Ferris -- The origin of biological information / Leslie E. Orgel -- When did life begin? / J. William Schopf. |
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Plant Migration : The Dynamics of Geographic Patterning in Seed Plant Species / / Jonathan D. Sauer |
Autore | Sauer Jonathan D. |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [1988] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (299 p.) |
Disciplina | 582/.052 |
Soggetto topico |
Phytogeography
Vegetation dynamics Plants - Migration |
Soggetto non controllato |
academic
aquatic habitats belize biologist biology flora fossil evidence fossil record fossil geography gulf of mexico historical holocene invasive plants mangrove swamp native plants plant habitat plant migration plant species plants prehistoric scholarly science scientific seed plants swamps tropical plants vegetation weeds world history |
ISBN |
0-585-03293-9
1-282-75859-4 9786612758591 0-520-90986-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. Modern and Historical Migrations -- Part II. Prehistoric Migrations -- Part III. Migration and Evolution -- Appendix -- References -- Index to Genera |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910496152003321 |
Sauer Jonathan D.
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The Sauropods [[electronic resource] ] : evolution and paleobiology / / Kristina Curry Rogers, Jeffrey A. Wilson |
Autore | Curry Rogers Kristina <1974-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
Disciplina | 567.913 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WilsonJeffrey A |
Soggetto topico |
Saurischia
Saurischia - Evolution Saurischia - Morphology Saurischia - Anatomy Paleobiology |
Soggetto non controllato |
andesaurus
apatosaurus brachiosaurus camarasaurus cetiosaurus dicraeosaurus dinosaurs diplodocoids diplodocus early cretaceous evolution fossil digs fossil record fossils gigantism growth rates herbivorous dinosaurs malawisaurus nemegtosaurus nigersaurus nonfiction paleobiology paleontology prosauropods reproduction saltasaurus saurischia sauropod anatomy sauropod herbivory sauropods science shunosaurus skeletons titanosaur titanosauriformes tracks |
ISBN |
1-282-35889-8
1-4237-5267-8 9786612358890 0-520-93233-1 1-59875-938-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Monoliths of the mesozoic : an introduction to the Sauropods : evolution and paleobiology -- Overview of Sauropod phylogeny and evolution -- Titanosauria : a phylogenetic overview -- Phylogenetic and taxic perspectives on Sauropod diversity -- Sauropodomorph diversity through time : palaeoecological and macroevolutionary implications -- Structure and evolution of a Sauropod tooth battery -- Digital reconstructions of Sauropod dinosaurs and implications for feeding -- Postcranial pneumaticity in Sauropod and its implications for mass estimates -- The evolution of Sauropod locomotion : morphological diversity of a secondarily quadrupedal radiation -- Steps in understanding Sauropod biology : the importance of Sauropod tracks -- Nesting titanosaurs from auca mahuevo and adjacent sites : understanding Sauropod reproductive behavior and embryonic development -- Sauropod histology : microscopic views on the lives of giants. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783666703321 |
Curry Rogers Kristina <1974->
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The walking whales : from land to water in eight million years / / J. G. M. Thewissen ; with illustrations by Jacqueline Dillard |
Autore | Thewissen J. G. M. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 569/.5 |
Soggetto topico |
Whales, Fossil - Pakistan
Whales, Fossil - India Whales - Evolution Paleontology - Pakistan Paleontology - India |
Soggetto non controllato |
alaska
archaeology carnivorous discussion books evolution evolutionary theory extinction fossil collection fossil collectors fossil hunters fossil record herbivorous mammals india japan lakes and rivers life sciences millions of years modern whales natural history nonfiction pakistan paleontologists paleontology prehistory scientific researchers scientists sea mammal anatomy south asian culture tiny deer whale anatomy whale evolution wild dolphins zoologists zoology |
ISBN | 0-520-95941-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- 1. A Wasted Dig -- 2. Fish, Mammal, or Dinosaur? -- 3. A Whale with Legs -- 4. Learning to Swim -- 5. When the Mountains Grew -- 6. Passage to India -- 7. A Trip to the Beach -- 8. The Otter Whale -- 9. The Ocean Is a Desert -- 10. The Skeleton Puzzle -- 11. The River Whales -- 12. Whales Conquer the World -- 13. From Embryos to Evolution -- 14. Before Whales -- 15. The Way Forward -- Notes -- Index |
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Thewissen J. G. M.
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The walking whales : from land to water in eight million years / / J. G. M. Thewissen ; with illustrations by Jacqueline Dillard |
Autore | Thewissen J. G. M. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 569/.5 |
Soggetto topico |
Whales, Fossil - Pakistan
Whales, Fossil - India Whales - Evolution Paleontology - Pakistan Paleontology - India |
Soggetto non controllato |
alaska
archaeology carnivorous discussion books evolution evolutionary theory extinction fossil collection fossil collectors fossil hunters fossil record herbivorous mammals india japan lakes and rivers life sciences millions of years modern whales natural history nonfiction pakistan paleontologists paleontology prehistory scientific researchers scientists sea mammal anatomy south asian culture tiny deer whale anatomy whale evolution wild dolphins zoologists zoology |
ISBN | 0-520-95941-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- 1. A Wasted Dig -- 2. Fish, Mammal, or Dinosaur? -- 3. A Whale with Legs -- 4. Learning to Swim -- 5. When the Mountains Grew -- 6. Passage to India -- 7. A Trip to the Beach -- 8. The Otter Whale -- 9. The Ocean Is a Desert -- 10. The Skeleton Puzzle -- 11. The River Whales -- 12. Whales Conquer the World -- 13. From Embryos to Evolution -- 14. Before Whales -- 15. The Way Forward -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807805103321 |
Thewissen J. G. M.
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