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1. Principles of Paleontology by Michael Foote, Arnold I. Miller | |
Hardcover: 480
Pages
(2006-08-21)
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Paints a Picture of Paleontology with a Broad Paintbrush
Sets the record straight
The Paleo Book |
2. Paleontology: A Brief History of Life (Templeton Science and Religion Series) by Ian Tattersall | |
Paperback: 232
Pages
(2010-03-01)
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Editorial Review Book Description "Endlessly absorbing and informative. It would be hard to imagine a better introduction to this most important and fascinating field." mdash;Bill Bryson, author of A Short History of Nearly Everything Paleontology: A Brief History of Life is the fifth title published in the Templeton Science and Religion Series, in which scientists from a wide range of fields distill their experience and knowledge into brief tours of their respective specialties. In this volume, Ian Tattersall, a highly esteemed figure in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, and paleontology, leads a fascinating tour of the history of life and the Starting at the very beginning, Tattersall examines patterns of change in the biosphere over time, and the correlations of biological events with physical changes in the Earth’s environment. He introduces the complex of evolutionary processes, situates human beings in the luxuriant diversity of Life (demonstrating that however remarkable we may legitimately find ourselves to be, we are the product of the same basic forces and processes that have driven the evolutionary histories of all other creatures), and he places the origin of our extraordinary spiritual sensibilities in the context of the exaptational and emergent acquisition of symbolic cognition and thought. Concise and yet comprehensive, historically penetrating and yet up-to-date, responsibly factual and yet engaging, Paleontology serves as the perfect entrée to science’s greatest story. Customer Reviews (1)
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3. The Paleobiological Revolution: Essays on the Growth of Modern Paleontology | |
Hardcover: 584
Pages
(2009-06-15)
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Editorial Review Product Description Paleontology has long had a troubled relationship with evolutionary biology. Suffering from a reputation as a second-tier science and conjuring images of fossil collectors and amateurs who dig up bones, paleontology was marginalized even by Darwin himself, who worried that incompleteness in the fossil record would be used against his theory of evolution. But with the establishment of the modern synthesis in the 1940s and the pioneering work of George Gaylord Simpson, Ernst Mayr, and Theodosius Dobzhansky, as well as the subsequent efforts of Stephen Jay Gould, David Raup, and James Valentine, paleontology became embedded in biology and emerged as paleobiology, a first-rate discipline central to evolutionary studies. This incredible ascendance of this once-maligned science to the vanguard of a field is chronicled in The Paleobiological Revolution. Pairing contributions from some of the leading actors of the transformation with overviews from historians and philosophers of science, the essays here capture the excitement of the seismic changes in the discipline. In so doing, David Sepkoski and Michael Ruse harness the energy of the past to call for further study of the conceptual development of modern paleobiology. |
4. Principles of Paleontology: Second Edition by David Raup, Steven M. Stanley | |
Hardcover: 481
Pages
(1978-03-15)
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Still The Best Academic Introduction to Paleontology Raup's and Stanley's text covers all aspects of paleontology from preservation and the fossil record to functional morphology, biostratigraphy, paleoecology, and macroevolution. Of special note to historians of science is the considerable attention that they devoted to then recent advances in community and population ecology, such as the MacArthur-Wilson theory of equilibrium island biogeography. Admittedly, much of the book emphasizes invertebrate paleontology, though some attention is devoted too to paleobotany and vertebrate paleontology. ... Read more |
5. Genetics, Paleontology, and Macroevolution by Jeffrey S. Levinton | |
Hardcover: 634
Pages
(2001-08-06)
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6. A History of Paleontology Illustration (Life of the Past) by Jane P. Davidson | |
Hardcover: 240
Pages
(2008-06-23)
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woefully poor quality
A cursory view of paleontological illustration
A different perspective than what I hoped for. |
7. The First Fossil Hunters: Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times. by Adrienne Mayor | |
Paperback: 384
Pages
(2001-10-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description As Mayor shows, the Greeks and Romans were well aware that a different breed of creatures once inhabited their lands. They frequently encountered the fossilized bones of these primeval beings, and they developed sophisticated concepts to explain the fossil evidence, concepts that were expressed in mythological stories. The legend of the gold-guarding griffin, for example, sprang from tales first told by Scythian gold-miners, who, passing through the Gobi Desert at the foot of the Altai Mountains, encountered the skeletons of Protoceratops and other dinosaurs that littered the ground. Like their modern counterparts, the ancient fossil hunters collected and measured impressive petrified remains and displayed them in temples and museums; they attempted to reconstruct the appearance of these prehistoric creatures and to explain their extinction. Long thought to be fantasy, the remarkably detailed and perceptive Greek and Roman accounts of giant bone finds were actually based on solid paleontological facts. By reading these neglected narratives for the first time in the light of modern scientific discoveries, Adrienne Mayor illuminates a lost world of ancient paleontology. As Peter Dodson writes in his Foreword, "Paleontologists, classicists, and historians as well as natural history buffs will read this book with the greatest of delight--surprises abound." The final chapter of The First Fossil Hunters is an engrossingand occasionally quite funny look at "Paleontological Fictions" datingback several thousand years; the false tritons and centaurs giveP.T. Barnum and his successors a much longer genealogy than previouslythought. Whether or not you accept Mayor's analysis of Greek and Romanthinking, The First Fossil Hunters should open your eyes to newpossibilities about our distant past. --Rob Lightner Customer Reviews (12)
Mayor's Hypothesis fails on contrary evidence-built on house of cards
Too much personal opinion, not enough facts
PALEONTOLOGY
Those clever, curious Greeks
Fabulous fables formed from facts |
8. Vertebrate Paleontology by Alfred Sherwood Romer | |
Hardcover: 468
Pages
(1966-06)
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Evolutionist Treatise
Illustrations!
An overview of the history of vertebrates |
9. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution by Robert L. Carroll | |
Hardcover: 698
Pages
(1990-01-01)
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The book for bones!
One of the few college texybooks I kept.
I spent 2 weeks chewing on this book... ...the only easily available work that goes to any depth on this intensely interesting subject.A large book of medium thickness with an average of about two drawings per page, including familial relationship diagrams. Since the late Paleozoic, there have been two significantbranches of terrestrial vertebrates: the diapsids (crocs, dinosaurs, birds)and synapsids (pelycosaurs, theraspids, mammals).Sharing a commonancestry and evolving at times in parallel, nevertheless distinctivefeatures appear early that, though not of immediately apparentsignificance, in fact consign the lines to their separate fates. Thepelycosaur Dimetrodon, the familiar lizard-like reptile with a sail on itsback that is often reproduced as a toy, and which I have always associatedwith the dinosaurs, is in fact a member of the synapsid line.The bookpoints out how the process on the mandible that reaches up toward thetemporal lobe is the beginning of a shift away from the ancestralquadrate-angular jaw articulation maintained by the diapsids through thebirds.With the additional points of leverage provided, mammals weredestined to become better chewers, able to move their jaws sideways inaddition to up and down.The angular bone and one other bone in themandible, incidentally, become modified to help pick up soundwaves, andeventually migrate to become one of the three bones in the middle ear. (Birds only have one bone in their middle ear, though interestingly, theirhearing appears to be just as acute.) Mammals continued to refine theirchewing mechanism, introducing improvements to their teeth.Instead ofthe saw of teeth possessed by dinosaurs and early reptiles, the mammalsdeveloped closely occluding teeth that allowed them to grind food moreefficiently.Apparently the price for this matching of the upper and lowerteeth is that mammals cannot replace their adult teeth once lost. Ifyou are a specialist in one of the larger groups of vertebrates, such asthe dinosaurs or the mammals, the coverage of this book will beunsatisfying.Sometimes I had difficulty determining what the definingcharacteristics that distinguished groups were, so I still can't look at askeleton and know whether it's a pelycosaur or an early theraspid.On arelated note, the relationship diagrams are not cladograms, butold-fashioned family tree type drawings, indicating not only relationshipbut the time period in which the group lived, with a thickening of thelines to show abundance. ... Read more |
10. The dawnseekers: The first history of American paleontology by Robert West Howard | |
Hardcover: 314
Pages
(1975)
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11. High-Resolution Approaches in Stratigraphic Paleontology (Topics in Geobiology) | |
Paperback: 492
Pages
(2010-11-02)
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Editorial Review Product Description This volume delves into a spectrum of theoretical as well as applied aspects of high-resolution stratigraphic approaches in paleontology. It explores how increasingly detailed knowledge of the fossil record can enhance our understanding of the evolution of life on Earth and also allows geoscientists to address a broad range of important evolutionary and environmental questions in this arena. A 'zipped' version of the program CONOP9 2007 along with read-me files, sample files, and other documentation are available via a web site (see below). An earlier version of CONOP9 was initially supplied with 'High-Resolution Approaches in Stratigraphic Paleontology' (PJ Harries, editor) and described in Chapter 13 of that volume. This is an updated version of the program, and the documentation supplied with this version supersedes the information supplied in that chapter. To view the CONOP9 Programs, click on the link CONOP9 Programs on the right side of this page under Related links. |
12. Field Adventures in Paleontology by Lynne M. Clos | |
Paperback: 208
Pages
(2003-09)
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Editorial Review Product Description These and many more adventures await you in the pages of this book.From Ontario to Argentina to Wyoming, you'll screen for microfossils from anthills, excavate bones large and small, and collect beautiful invertebrate and plant fossils.By the time you finish reading these tales, you'll feel like you've been there yourself! Customer Reviews (3)
THE LIGHTER SIDE OF PALEONTOLOGY
It was a gift
Field Adventures is captivating and easy to read! |
13. Urban Paleontology: Evolution of Urban Forms by Ming Tang, Dihua Yang | |
Paperback: 248
Pages
(2008-10-01)
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14. Encyclopedia of Paleontology 2 Volume set | |
Hardcover: 1550
Pages
(1999-12-01)
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Great breadth and depth, suited for paleo fanatics and college libraries
the most comprehensiveencyclopedia onpaleontology |
15. Paradigms on Pilgrimage: Creationism, Paleontology and Biblical Interpretation by Stephen, J. Godfrey, Christopher, R. Smith | |
Paperback: 208
Pages
(2005-03-31)
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This is Reality
Finally, some satisfying theological answers to a very tough subject
Thoughtful approach to Genesis 1
Another good Biblical case for an old earth
A look inside two former YECs |
16. Paleontology: The Record of Life by Colin W. Stearn, Robert L. Carroll | |
Hardcover: 464
Pages
(1989-05-12)
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Good overview, but some things are out of date
NOT A DINO-DICTIONARY! |
17. The Paleontology of New Mexico by Barry S. Kues | |
Hardcover: 432
Pages
(2008-12-16)
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Editorial Review Product Description After an introductory section covering basic paleontological concepts and a survey of the major groups of animals, plants, and protozoans, each chapter focuses on the state's fossil record for an individual geological period or epoch. These chapters include a summary of important paleontological and evolutionary events, an outline of the stratigraphy of the state, maps, and commentary on the vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants that lived in New Mexico during each time interval. Numerous illustrations portray the important fossils known from the state. This book demonstrates not only how rich and diverse New Mexico's record of past life is, but also documents ongoing studies that will lead to new discoveries. Customer Reviews (1)
The Diverse Ancient Life of a Geologically Complex State |
18. Big Bone Lick: The Cradle of American Paleontology by Stanley Hedeen | |
Hardcover: 200
Pages
(2008-02-15)
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Editorial Review Product Description Shawnee legend tells of a herd of huge bison rampaging through the Ohio Valley, laying waste to all in their path. To protect the tribe, a deity slew these great beasts with lightning bolts, finally chasing the last giant buffalo into exile across the Wabash River, never to trouble the Shawnee again. The source of this legend was a peculiar salt lick in present-day northern Kentucky, where giant fossilized skeletons had for centuries lain undisturbed by the Shawnee and other natives of the region. In 1739, the first Europeans encountered this fossil site, which eventually came to be known as Big Bone Lick. The site drew the attention of all who heard of it, including George Washington, Daniel Boone, Benjamin Franklin, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and especially Thomas Jefferson. The giant bones immediately cast many scientific and philosophical assumptions of the day into doubt, and they eventually gave rise to the study of fossils for biological and historical purposes. Big Bone Lick: The Cradle of American Paleontology recounts the rich history of the fossil site that gave the world the first evidence of the extinction of several mammalian species, including the American mastodon. Big Bone Lick has played many roles: nutrient source, hallowed ground, salt mine, health spa, and a rich trove of archaeological and paleontological wonders. Natural historian Stanley Hedeen presents a comprehensive narrative of Big Bone Lick from its geological formation forward, explaining why the site attracted animals, regional tribespeople, European explorers and scientists, and eventually American pioneers and presidents. Big Bone Lick is the history of both a place and a scientific discipline: it explores the infancy and adolescence of paleontology from its humble and sometimes humorous beginnings. Hedeen combines elements of history, geology, politics, and biology to make Big Bone Lick a valuable historical resource as well as the compelling tale of how a collection of fossilized bones captivated a young nation. Customer Reviews (3)
A locality, both real and mythical
Great historical read, but needed more...
Big Bone Lick |
19. Adventures in Paleontology: 36 Classroom Fossil Activities (PB201X) by Thor A. Hansen, Irwin L. Slesnick | |
Paperback: 200
Pages
(2006-06-30)
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20. Urumaco and Venezuelan Paleontology: The Fossil Record of the Northern Neotropics (Life of the Past) | |
Hardcover: 304
Pages
(2010-06-25)
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Editorial Review Product Description Urumaco and Venezuelan Paleontology offers a synthesis of the paleontological record of Venezuela, including new discoveries on stratigraphy, paleobotany, fossil invertebrates, and vertebrates. Besides providing a critical summary of the record of decapods, fishes, crocodiles, turtles, rodents, armadillos, and ungulates, several chapters introduce new information on the distribution and paleobiology of groups not previously studied in this part of the world. Given its position in the northern neotropics, close to the Panamanian land bridge, Venezuela is a key location for understanding faunal exchanges between the Americas in the recent geological past. The book reviews the recent paleobotanical and vertebrate fossil record of the region, provides an understanding of Pleistocene climatic change and biogeography for the last few thousand years, and integrates new information with summaries of Spanish language works on Venezuelan geology and paleontology. |
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