Understanding Fossils: An Introduction to Invertebrate Palaeontology

by Peter Doyle and Doyle R.

Book Overview

The first introductory palaeontology text which demonstrates the importance of selected fossil groups in geological and biological studies, particularly in understanding evolutionary patterns, palaeoenvironmental analysis, and stratigraphy. Part one explores several key concepts, such as the processes of fossil preservation, the determination of evolutionary patterns, and use of fossils and statigraphical tools. Part two introduces the main fossil...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471963518
• ISBN13: 9780471963516
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.7"