Taphonomy
Taphonomy: A Process Approach is the first book to review the entire field of taphonomy, or the science of fossil preservation. It describes the formation of animal and plant fossils in marine and...
View ArticleThe Bare Bones: An Unconventional Evolutionary History of the Skeleton
What can we learn about the evolution of jaws from a pair of scissors? How does the flight of a tennis ball help explain how fish overcome drag? What do a spacesuit and a chicken egg have in common?...
View ArticleFrom Nwico to Wsis: Actors and Flows, Structures and Divides
Two major events have framed global media policies since World War II: the New World Information and Communication Order (NWICO) in the 1970s-80s and the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)...
View ArticleDark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe
<p>In this brilliant exploration of our cosmic environment, the renowned particle physicist and <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Warped Passages</i> and...
View ArticleDinosaurs-The Grand Tour: Everything Worth Knowing About Dinosaurs from...
<B>A Main Selection of Scientific American Book Club<BR /><BR /> âRemarkably all-encompassing and superbly illustrated . . . a fascinating tome.â<BR />...
View ArticleIslands in the Cosmos: The Evolution of Life on Land
How is it that we came to be here? The search for answers to that question has preoccupied humans for millennia. Scientists have sought clues in the genes of living things, in the physical environments...
View ArticleSummary of Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: by Lisa Randall | Summary &...
<p><strong>Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs by Lisa Randall | Summary & Analysis</strong></p><p><strong>Preview</strong>:</p><p><i>Dark...
View ArticleDinosaur Tracks: The Next Steps
The latest advances in dinosaur ichnology are showcased in this comprehensive and timely volume, in which leading researchers and research groups cover the most essential topics in the study of...
View ArticleAfrican Dinosaurs Unearthed: The Tendaguru Expeditions
From 1907 to 1931 at Tendaguru, a remote site in present-day Tanzania, teams of German (and later British) paleontologists unearthed 220 tons of fossils, including the bones of a new dinosaur, one of...
View ArticleHorns and Beaks: Ceratopsian and Ornithopod Dinosaurs
<p>Horns and Beaks completes Ken Carpenter's series on the major dinosaur types. As with his volumes on armored, carnivorous, and sauropodomorph dinosaurs, this book collects original and new...
View ArticleDarriwilian to Katian (Ordovician) Graptolites from Northwest China
<p><i>Darriwilian to Sandbian (Ordovician) Graptolites from Northwest China</i> analyzes the significance of these exquisite, mostly pyritic, graptolites of the middle to late...
View ArticleThe Evolution Underground: Burrows, Bunkers, and the Marvelous Subterranean...
<p>What is the best way to survive when the going gets tough? Hiding underground. From penguins to dinosaurs, trilobites, and humans, Anthony Martin reveals the subterranean secret of...
View ArticleTurtles as Hopeful Monsters: Origins and Evolution
Where do turtles hail from? Why and how did they acquire shells? These questions have spurred heated debate and intense research for more than two hundred years. Brilliantly weaving evidence from the...
View ArticleResurrecting the Shark: A Scientific Obsession and the Mavericks Who Solved...
<p>A prehistoric mystery. A fossil so mesmerizing that it boggled the minds of scientists for more than a century
View ArticleSporopollenin: Proceedings of a Symposium Held at the Geology Department,...
Sporopollenin presents the proceedings of a Symposium held at the Geology Department, Imperial College, London, on September 23-25, 1970. The book discusses the functional roles of spore and pollen...
View ArticleEvolutionary Paleobiology of Behavior and Coevolution
This book is the culmination of many years of research by a scientist renowned for his work in this field. It contains a compilation of the data dealing with the known stratigraphic ranges of varied...
View ArticleDinosaur Footprints and Trackways of La Rioja
<p>During the Early Cretaceous, lakes, meandering streams, and flood plains covered the region where the current foothills of Rioja now exist. Today the area is known for its wine and for the...
View ArticleUnbound: How Eight Technologies Made Us Human, Transformed Society, and...
Although we usually think of technology as something unique to modern times, our ancestors began to create the first technologies millions of years ago in the form of prehistoric tools and weapons....
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