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This book provides up-to-date coverage of fossil plants from Precambrian life to flowering plants, including fungi and algae. It begins with a discussion of geologic time, how organisms are preserved in the rock record, and how organisms are studied and interpreted and takes the student through all the relevant uses and interpretations of fossil plant. With new chapters on additional flowering plant families, paleoecology and the structure of ancient plant communities, fossil plants as proxy records for paleoclimate, new methodologies used in phylogenetic reconstruction and the addition of new fossil plant discoveries since 1993, this book provides the most comprehensive account of the geologic history and evolution of microbes, algae, fungi, and plants through time.

* Major revision of a 1993 classic reference

* Lavishly illustratedwith 1800 images and user friendly for use by paleobotanists, biologists, geologists and other related scientists

* Includes an expanded glossary with an extensive up-to-date bibliography and a comprehensive index

* Provides extensive coverage of fungi and other microbes, and major groups of land plants both living and extinct ... Read more

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Evolutionary history of plants
The magisterial new book by Taylor, Taylor, and Krings is definitely the best treatment on the evolutionary history of plants (and some related taxa) in the marketplace. It is not a mere update of the Taylors' well-known earlier textbook but a completely new review of this subject. The taxonomic coverage is comprehensive, and the book is lavishly illustrated. An additional positive attribute is that the authors recognize and celebrate historical contributions in the field - something all too uncommon nowadays. I was just amazed that it was published by Academic Press - not a name generally associated with affordable books - at a mere $120.00 (actually less on Amazon and major booksellers). This is a "must buy" for anyone seriously interested in the history of life on Earth.

Stratigraphic Chart Missing
The geologic time periods chart referred to in the Preface is not found on the inside front and back covers
of the book I got, it can easily be downloaded and printed though from International Commission on
Stratigraphy website.

Wow!!!!
I don't normally associate Academic Press with bargan prices, but this incredible volume is one. It's awsomely comprehensive, very well organized, beautifully illustrated with many color images, and painfully up to date. I could go on and on listing its virtues.The many photos of historically important paleobotanists, past and present, and the exhaustive list of references are just two. Congratulations and thanks to the Taylors and Krings and to Academic Press for this very useful and beautifully produced book.

This Is It!
STOP whatever you are doing and buy this book! I have the first edition and rated it as the best volume on fossil plants. Now the second edition is here and it is dramatically better! Why is it better? Well first of all there are over 2,000 illustrations. Secondly most of the illustrations are in color! Third, the book has larger pages and more of them allowing for better explanations and greatly expanded coverage.
This is THE finest book on fossil plants EVER!

The drawbacks are few; there is the weight of the book which precludes it being read in bed, and the old illustration on page 1022 of a horseshoe crab, supposedly hiding on a lycopod branch indicating land activity, has been disproved several times by Anderson and others. Finally there is the occasional problem of lack of locality information on many of the photos. I would like to know where the specimens were found, at least country of origin. These are trivial compared to the strengths of the book.

If you have any interest in paleobotany, this book is a must. The price is low when you consider it is the best of its kind. This book needs to be part of any college level library where geology is taught.

Now, go to the top of the page, find the "order button", click on it and await the best book on paleobotany ever. You will be impressed!

A superlative encyclopedic treatise on paleobotany.
Just received my copy today and I couldn't be more pleased. The book construction and materials are absolutely superb. Archival library binding and premium gloss paper with over 2100 illustrations and exquisite photography convey an almost lifelike appearance throughout. The book is actually 1230 pp. with appendix, glossary, references and index.

This is truly a Magnum Opus of paleobotany, sure to please the most meticulous academicians and amateurs alike. This work will certainly have a broad appeal to botanists beyond those with a purely paleontological bent. Although one caveat for the neophyte; this is not an easy slog. At a minimum a cursory knowledge of botany and paleontology is required lest the reader become ensnared in the plethora of scientific parlance and doctrine.

A magnificent tome, easily one of the best paleobotany references ever produced. ... Read more

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AN INTRODUCTION TO PALEOBOTANY By CHESTER A. ARNOLD.PREFACE: The preparation of this book was motivated by a longfelt need for a concise yet fairly comprehensive textbook of paleobotahy for use in American colleges and universities. Although se jftrate courses in paleobotany are not offered in many institutionsfifr ssil plants are fre quently treated in regular courses in botany and aleontology. In these courses both student and instructor are often compelled to resort to widely scattered publications, which are not always conveniently avail able. Lack of ready access to sources of information has retarded instruction in paleobotany and has lessened the number of students specializing in this field. Another effect no less serious hag bteen the frequent lack of appreciation by botanists and paleontologists yf the importance of fossil plants in biological and geological science. The two works of reference principally used by British and American students of paleobotany within recent decades have been Sewards Fossil Plants and Scotts Studies in Fossil Botany the former con sisting of four volumes, published - at intervals between 1898 and 191 7, and the latter of two volumes, the last edition of which appeared in 1920 and 1923. Both are now put of print, and although they will continue to occupy a prominent place among the great works in paleobotany, they are already in many respects obsolete. Since the publication of the last edition of Scotts Studies, many new and important discoveries have been made, which have not only added greatly to our knowledge of fossil plants but which have altered our interpretations of some of them. Many of the newer contributions have resulted from techniques scarcely known to the writers of the first quarter of the present century. Thfese new techniques have also brought about certain shifts of emphasis, which are evident when one compares certain portions of this book with the writings of 30 years ago. The arrangement and scope of the subject matter is in part the result of 17 years of experience in teaching a small course in paleobotany open to advanced undergraduate and graduate students, most of whom were majors or minors in botany or biology. The approach to the subject is therefore essentially botanical. Paleobotany as a subdivision of paleon tology can be treated either biologically or geologically, but the two approaches are so different that to tiy to combine them would result only in confusion and lack of clarity. The present arrangement, therefore, is followed partly because of the necessity of making a choice, but mostly because of the authors conviction that it is best for instructional purposes. The author is not unaware of the preoccupation with paleo botany of many geologists who might with good reason prefer a presenta tion following the geologic time scale. Their requirements are met to some extent by the inclusion of the chapter on The Sequence of the Plant World in Geologic Time, in which an effort is made to summarize the floras of the eras and periods. Then, in dealing with some of the plant groups, the most ancient members are described first, thereby giving some idea of the major steps in development from their first appearance down to the present. In making selections of subject matter an author can hardly avoid being partial to his particular interests to the neglect of other material. In spite of an effort to avoid bias, the ready admission is made that this book is not free from it... ... Read more

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Originally published in 1993, this second edition of a successful textbook describes and explains in a refreshingly clear way the origin and evolution of plants as revealed by the fossil record and summarises paleobotanical information relevant to our understanding of the relationships between the major plant groups, extant and extinct. As in the first edition, the text is profusely illustrated with line illustrations and half-tones. For those students with little knowledge of plant structure and morphology there is a brief resumé of those features of extant plants that will be needed to gain a better understanding of the fossil record. Summarising charts are also used to help students visualise the interpretative material. ... Read more

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Excellent Textbook
I purchased a copy of this book a couple years ago. Preparing to use it for reference in fossils studies. Surprised there's no reviews on Amazon. Lucky me, the first reviewer. This book is filled with helpful (scientifically-accurate) illustrations and indepth on... Paleobotany. Thanks. ... Read more

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Publisher: Washington, Govt. Print. Off.Publication date: 1885Subjects: PaleobotanyNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This text considers what fossils are and how they can be preserved and studied. It seeks to help students determine the geologic age of a fossil, and explores the applications of palaeobotanical studies. ... Read more

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Plant fossils, which provide valuable data for many fields,are usually only poorly preserved and fragmentary remains of the original organism.Their identification is difficult, and their study bedevilled by problems of taxomony and classification never encountered with living plants.This volume contains the papers presented at an international paleobotanical meeting designed to present a complete catalog and description of the varied techniques used in fossil identification and classification.The wide variety of approaches presented here will stimulate further research and provide the necessary information for the application of paleobotanical studies to the more general fields of botany and geology. ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1922Original Publisher: The John Hopkins PressSubjects: PaleobotanyGeologyNature / GeneralNature / EssaysNature / ReferenceScience / Earth Sciences / GeneralScience / Earth Sciences / GeologyScience / PaleontologyNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or an index.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1920Original Publisher: U. S. Govt. print. off.Subjects: PaleobotanyBotanyNature / PlantsScience / Life Sciences / BotanyScience / PaleontologyNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or an index.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins press; Publication date: 1922; Subjects: Paleobotany; Geology; Nature / General; Science / Earth Sciences / Geology; ... Read more

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Publisher: Washington, Govt. Print. Off.Publication date: 1885Subjects: PaleobotanyNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Atlantic Geology, published by Atlantic Geoscience Society on March 1, 2003. The length of the article is 3925 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Cretaceous age of the Vinegar Hill silica sand deposit, southern New Brunswick: evidence from palynology and paleobotany.
Author: Howard J. Falcon-Lang
Publication: Atlantic Geology (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2003
Publisher: Atlantic Geoscience Society
Volume: 39Issue: 1Page: 39(8)

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Chapters: Lyginopteridales, Glossopteris, Paleobotany, Gigantopterid, Archaeamphora Longicervia, Nematothallus, Petrified Wood, Cooksonia, Pteridospermatophyta, Archaeopteris, Calamites, Rhynia, Lepidodendron, Lepidodendrales, Aglaophyton, Nematophyta, Cosmochlaina, Banksieaephyllum, Palmoxylon, Banksia Novae-Zelandiae, Protosalvinia, Banksia Kingii, Rhyniophyta, Tortilicaulis, Roystonea Palaea, Bennettitales, Palaeoraphe, Banksieaeidites, Archaefructus, Baragwanathia, Banksia Strahanensis, Asteroxylon, Sigillaria, Caytoniales, Araucarioxylon Arizonicum, Drepanophycus, Eight-Million-Year-Old Cypresses, Wattieza, Drepanophycus Spinaeformis, Drepanophycaceae, Palaeoaldrovanda Splendens, Fischeripollis, Banksia Archaeocarpa, Hymenaea Protera, Drepanophycales, Cordaites, Calamitaceae, Tilia Johnsoni, Compression Fossil, Florissantia, Horneophytopsida, Progymnospermophyta, Nematoplexus, Droseridites, Cheirolepidiaceae, Cladoxylopsid, Cryptospores, Psilophyton, Pleuromeia, Schmeissneria, Droserapollis, Saxonipollis Saxonicus, Pannaulika, Droserapites, Williamsonia, Protosphagnum, Glossopteridales, Fossil Wood, Meliorchis Caribea, Morta, Bennettites, Stigmaria, Annularia, Pachytheca, Neuropteris. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 210. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Lyginopteridales were the archetypal pteridosperms: they were the first plant fossils to be described as pteridosperms and thus the group on which the concept of pteridosperms was first developed; they are the stratigraphically oldest-known pteridosperms, occurring first in late Devonian strata; and they have the most primitive features, most notably in the structure of their ovules. They probably evolved from a group of Late Devonian progymnosperms known as the Aneurophytales, which had large, compound frond-like leaves...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=25002198 ... Read more