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Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record / Michael J. Benton, David A.T. Harper.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Benton, M. J. (Michael J.)
Other Authors:	Harper, D. A. T.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
Subjects:	Evolutionary paleobiology. Paleobiology. Paleontology.

Table of Contents:

Paleontology as a science
Fossils in time and space
Taphonomy and quality of the fossil record
Paleoecology and paleoclimates
Macroevolution and the tree of life
Fossil form and function
Mass extinctions and biodiversity loss
The origin of life
Protists
Origin of the metazoans
The basal metazoans
Spiralians I
Spiralians 2
Ecdysozoa
Deuterostomes echinoderms and hemichordates
Fishes and basal tetrapods
Dinosaurs and mammals
Fossil plants
Trace fossils
Diversification of life.