Palaeontology

The authors argue that the growth pattern and form of the colony in many bryozoans is an adaptive strategy rather than a stable genetic character. ...

Representing current research in evolutionary paleobiology, this book provides an overview of this rapidly changing field. An influx of ideas and t...

In growing numbers, archeologists are specializing in the analysis of excavated animal bones as clues to the environment and behavior of ancient pe...

With advances in molecular and evolutionary biology, one could almost wonder why we need the fossil record. Molecular sequence data can resolve tax...

With advances in molecular and evolutionary biology, one could almost wonder why we need the fossil record. Molecular sequence data can resolve tax...

Paleoethnobotany offers powerful tools for reconstructing past cultures by examining the interaction of human populations with the plant world. Pla...

Over the past decade, fossil finds from China have stunned the world, grabbing headlines and changing perceptions with a wealth of new discoveries....

One of the first interdisciplinary discussions of taphonomy (the study of how fossil assemblages are formed) and paleoecology (the reconstruction o...

From cave paintings to the latest Siberian finds, woolly mammoths have fascinated people across Europe, Asia and North America for centuries. Remai...

Breathtaking in scope, this is the first survey of the entire ecological history of life on land--from the earliest traces of terrestrial organisms...

The story of life's splendid drama has captivated generations of the general public, just as it has intrigued biologists, especially those who bega...

Peter J. Bowler seeks to recover some of this lost history in this work, giving an account of evolutionary morphology and its relationships with pa...

Breathtaking in scope, this is the first survey of the entire ecological history of life on land—from the earliest traces of terrestrial organisms ...

The fiftieth anniversary edition of a landmark publication showcasing prehistoric North American landscapes and ecosystems, from a celebrated paleo...

What can the interactions of ancient mammals and their environments tell us about the present—and the future?Classic paleontology has focused on th...

A historical review of the most important scientific controversies that have shaped our knowledge of dinosaurs since the discovery of important fos...

High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago. Called the Burgess Shale, it holds the remains of an ancie...

As a novel endeavour in ecological science, this book focuses on a major issue in organismal life on Earth:species coexistence. The book crosses th...

One of the greatest mysteries in reconstructing the history of life on Earth has been the apparent absence of fossils dating back more than 550 mil...

“A lively tale of dog domestication and migration.”—Nature“When, where, and how did the partnership between dogs and humans begin? Was it an accide...

This important volume reviews the status of investigations aimed at deciphering the geologic, biogeographic, and archaeological records for the Qua...

This important volume reviews the status of investigations aimed at deciphering the geologic, biogeographic, and archaeological records for the Qua...

What was life like on our planet long before the early humans emerged?Paleontologist Dr. Mark P. Witton draws on the latest twenty-first century di...