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Studies of Fossiliferous Amber Arthropods of Chiapas, Mexico
Author: Studies of Fossiliferous Amber Arthropods of Chiapas, Mexico
Author: Alexander I. PetrunkevitchPublisher:
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Studies of Fossiliferous Amber Arthropods of Chiapas. Mexico
Author: Alexander PetrunkevitchPublisher:
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Category : Amber
Languages : en
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Studies of Fossiliferous Amber Anthropods of Chiapas, Mexico
Author: University of California (1868-1952)Publisher:
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Category : Amber
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Biodiversity of Fossils in Amber from the Major World Deposits
Author: David PenneyPublisher: Siri Scientific Press
ISBN: 0955863643
Category : Amber fossils
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Arthropod Fossils and Phylogeny
Author: Gregory D. EdgecombePublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231096542
Category : Arthropoda
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Gregory Edgecombe has assembled premier specialists in the study of arthropods, each of whom addresses a major issue in arthropod diversity by reviewing evidence of key fossils from a common perspective and examining the interplay between extinct and extant species through inference of the structure of the arthropod evolutionary tree.With the most complete collection of modern perspectives on the history of Arthropoda, this volume advances the current debate on paleontology's role in discovering life's hierarchy. Of interest to specialists in a wide range of fields including paleontology, petroleum geology, oceanography, and entomology, Arthropod Fossils and Phylogeny will be the standard general reference on arthropod paleontology for years to come.
Biographical Memoirs
Author: National Academy of SciencesPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309044421
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 60 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a member of the Academy familiar with the professional career of the deceased. For historical and bibliographical purposes, these volumes are worth returning to time and again.
Bibliography of Agriculture
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Languages : en
Pages : 1188
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Life in Amber
Author: George O. PoinarPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804720014
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
"Amber is a semi-precious gem that is formed over eons by natural forces out of the resin of trees. Human fascination with amber dates back to prehistoric times, when it was probably considered to have magical powers and was used for adornment and trade. Amber amulets and beads dating from 35,000 to 1,800 B.C. have been found, and where they have been found (for example in graves hundreds of miles from their chemically determined origins) has often helped to establish ancient trade routes." "The preservative qualities of plant resins were well known by the ancients. The Egyptians used resins to embalm their dead, and the Greeks used them to preserve their wine. Amber often preserved fossils, frequently in a pristine state, of all kinds of animal and plant organisms that made contact with the sticky substance and became trapped in it. These fossils include such fragile organisms as nematodes and mushrooms that ordinarily are not preserved under normal processes of fossilization, as well as larger organisms like scorpions and lizards, and the fossils are preserved in their full three-dimensional form, complete with minute details of scales, mouth parts, antennae, and hairs. It has even been suggested that viable DNA may persist in some amber-trapped organisms." "This book is a compendium of all that we know about life found in amber. It surveys all life forms, from microbes to vertebrates and plants, that have been reported from amber deposits throughout the world, beginning with the earliest pieces dating from some 300 million years ago. It also describes the formation of amber and the location, geological history, and early exploration of the major world amber deposits, including those still being worked today." "The book also provides practical information on how to determine fake amber containing present-day forms of life. It can serve as a beginning for tracing the geological history of a particular group of animals or plants or even reconstructing ancient paleoenvironments, and because amber fossils are preserved so completely, in a transparent medium, they can be intimately compared with related living species. Finally, the book discusses what amber fossils can tell us about evolution and speciation, cellular preservation, and paleosymbiosis." "The book is illustrated with 37 color photographs, 154 black-and-white photographs and drawings, and 8 maps."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim)
Author: Richard A.B. LeschenPublisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110911213
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
Dieses Buch ist der zweite von vier Bänden der Reihe "Handbuch der Zoologie", die die Systematik, Morphologie und Biologie der Coleoptera behandeln. Die Bände beantworten alle Fragen zu Phylogenese, Evolution und Ökologie der Coleoptera. Der zweite Band umfasst die Unterordnungen Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia und Cucujiformia zum Teil. Er informiert über weltweite Verbreitung, Biologie, Morphologie aller Lebensabschnitte (einschließlich Anatomie) und Phylogenese und liefert Erläuterungen zur Taxonomie. Die morphologischen Abhandlungen sind besonders detailliert illustriert und enthalten SEM-Bilder, Zeichnungen und Habitus-Darstellungen.
