{"title":"Palaeontology","description":"Books on the subject of Palaeontology","products":[{"product_id":"the-mammalian-jaw-a-mechanical-analysis-hardback-9781107016224","title":"The Mammalian Jaw; A Mechanical Analysis (Hardback) 9781107016224","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Mammalian Jaw\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Mechanical Analysis\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUsing simple mechanical models, this book examines the structural features and evolution of the mammalian jaw mechanism.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWalter Stalker Greaves (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107016224, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 July 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e126 pages, 32 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 1.1 cm, 0.4 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMammalian skull structure is notably diverse; however at a basic level the jaw mechanism is remarkably similar, if not essentially the same, in the majority of mammals. Using simple models that are compared with real animals at every step, this book examines the basic structural features of the mammalian jaw mechanism from a mechanical point of view. It explores how the mechanical constraints placed on the jaw have contributed to the evolution of an efficient basic structure, used by many mammals, which precludes mechanical difficulties and uses a minimum amount of bone tissue. Throughout the book the emphasis is on conceptual understanding, with explanations linked together to form a complete story that can be applied to both fossil and extant mammals. Summarising over forty years of research from one of the leading pioneers in 3D jaw mechanics, this is a must-have for anyone interested in mammalian jaw morphology.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The jaw viewed as a two-dimensional lever\u003cbr\u003e 2. The jaw viewed as a three-dimensional lever\u003cbr\u003e 3. Vector inclination and joint location\u003cbr\u003e 4. Skull torsion and the postorbital bar\u003cbr\u003e General summary\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Palaeontology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Palaeontology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Palaeontology%20%5BRBX%5D%22\"\u003eRBX\u003c\/a\u003e], Zoology: Mammals [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Zoology: Mammals\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Zoology:%20Mammals%20%5BPSVW7%5D%22\"\u003ePSVW7\u003c\/a\u003e], Zoology: Vertebrates [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Zoology: Vertebrates\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Zoology:%20Vertebrates%20%5BPSVW%5D%22\"\u003ePSVW\u003c\/a\u003e], Zoology \u0026amp; animal sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Zoology \u0026amp; animal sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Zoology%20\u0026amp;%20animal%20sciences%20%5BPSV%5D%22\"\u003ePSV\u003c\/a\u003e], Evolution [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Evolution\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Evolution%20%5BPSAJ%5D%22\"\u003ePSAJ\u003c\/a\u003e], Anatomy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Anatomy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Anatomy%20%5BMFC%5D%22\"\u003eMFC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45978362675480,"sku":"9781107016224","price":92.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107016224i_77c37641-0ac6-4d4d-8f8d-88502f0bf6bf.jpg?v=1691361033"},{"product_id":"from-clone-to-bone-the-synergy-of-morphological-and-molecular-tools-in-palaeobiology-paperback-9780521176767","title":"From Clone to Bone; The Synergy of Morphological and Molecular Tools in Palaeobiology (Paperback) 9780521176767","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFrom Clone to Bone\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Synergy of Morphological and Molecular Tools in Palaeobiology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTop researchers show how molecular biology can inform paleontology, directly and indirectly, to better understand life's past.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert J. Asher (Edited by), Johannes Müller (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521176767, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 18 October 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e396 pages, 65 b\/w illus.  16 colour illus.  8 tables\u003cbr\u003e24.5 x 17.4 x 2 cm, 0.84 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Each chapter is written in an accessible manner, and is appropriate for graduate-level students to late career scientists. Asher and Müller have assembled an exciting volume that provides great cohesive insight into the synergistic nature of modern paleontology and molecular biology.' The Quarterly Review of Biology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSince the 1980s, a renewed understanding of molecular development has afforded an unprecedented level of knowledge of the mechanisms by which phenotype in animals and plants has evolved. In this volume, top scientists in these fields provide perspectives on how molecular data in biology help to elucidate key questions in estimating paleontological divergence and in understanding the mechanisms behind phenotypic evolution. Paleobiological questions such as genome size, digit homologies, genetic control cascades behind phenotype, estimates of vertebrate divergence dates, and rates of morphological evolution are addressed, with a special emphasis on how molecular biology can inform paleontology, directly and indirectly, to better understand life's past. Highlighting a significant shift towards interdisciplinary collaboration, this is a valuable resource for students and researchers interested in the integration of organismal and molecular biology.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of contributors\u003cbr\u003e 1. Molecular tools in paleobiology: divergence and mechanisms Robert J. Asher and Johannes Müller\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Divergence: 2. Genomics and the lost world: paleontological insights into genome evolution Chris Organ\u003cbr\u003e 3. Rocking clocks and clocking rocks: a critical look at divergence time estimation in mammals Olaf R. P. Bininda-Emonds, Robin M. D. Beck and Ross D. E. MacPhee\u003cbr\u003e 4. Morphological largess: can morphology offer more and be modeled as a stochastic evolutionary process? Hans C. E. Larsson, T. Alexander Dececchi and Luke B. Harrison\u003cbr\u003e 5. Species selection in the molecular age Carl Simpson and Johannes Müller\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Mechanisms: 6. Reconstructing the molecular underpinnings of morphological diversification: a case study of the Triassic fish Saurichthys Leonhard Schmid\u003cbr\u003e 7. A molecular guide to regulation of morphological pattern in the vertebrate dentition and the evolution of dental development Moya Smith and Zerina Johanson\u003cbr\u003e 8. Molecular biology of the mammalian dentary: insights into how complex skeletal elements can be shaped during development and evolution Neal Anthwal and Abigail S. Tucker\u003cbr\u003e 9. Flexibility and constraint: patterning the axial skeleton in mammals Emily A. Buchholtz\u003cbr\u003e 10. Molecular determinants of marsupial limb integration and constraint Karen E. Sears, Carolyn K. Doroba, Xiaoyi Cao, Dan Xie and Sheng Zhong\u003cbr\u003e 11. A developmental basis for innovative evolution of the turtle shell Shigeru Kuratani and Hiroshi Nagashima\u003cbr\u003e 12. A molecular-morphological study of a peculiar limb morphology: the development and evolution of the mole's 'thumb' Christian Mitgutsch, Michael K. Richardson, Merijn A. G. de Bakker, Rafael Jiménez, José Ezequiel Martín, Peter Kondrashov and Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra\u003cbr\u003e 13. Manus horribilis: the chicken wing skeleton Michael K. Richardson\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Palaeontology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Palaeontology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Palaeontology%20%5BRBX%5D%22\"\u003eRBX\u003c\/a\u003e], Molecular biology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Molecular biology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Molecular%20biology%20%5BPSD%5D%22\"\u003ePSD\u003c\/a\u003e], Evolution [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Evolution\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Evolution%20%5BPSAJ%5D%22\"\u003ePSAJ\u003c\/a\u003e], Taxonomy \u0026amp; systematics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Taxonomy \u0026amp; systematics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Taxonomy%20\u0026amp;%20systematics%20%5BPSAB%5D%22\"\u003ePSAB\u003c\/a\u003e], Biology, life sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Biology, life sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Biology,%20life%20sciences%20%5BPS%5D%22\"\u003ePS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45978364772632,"sku":"9780521176767","price":25.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521176767i_856d6dc9-07b3-472c-abf0-b978d3edfff5.jpg?v=1691373183"},{"product_id":"mammoths-and-the-environment-hardback-9781107027169","title":"Mammoths and the Environment (Hardback) 9781107027169","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMammoths and the Environment\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA summary of thirty years of Siberian research, presenting evidence from the fossilised remains of herbivorous animals.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eValentina V. Ukraintseva (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107027169, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 August 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e354 pages, 107 b\/w illus.  16 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.3 x 15.6 x 2 cm, 0.7 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This book should be studied by every paleobotanist, paleoecologist, paleontologist, and archaeologist interested in arctic environments, climate change, extinctions, and early human adaptations to far northern latitudes. Ukraintseva's volume brings much of the paleoecological information available only in the Russian language to the English-speaking scientific community and this fact alone makes this a very valuable contribution. This volume is a very useful compilation of information regarding past environments of northern Siberia and the relationship to the ecology of the mammoth faunal complex. Valentina Ukraintseva should be congratulated on a job well done.' Steven R. Holen, Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe study of fossilised remains of herbivorous animals, particularly those rare findings with well-preserved gastrointestinal tracts filled with plant remains, is crucial to our understanding of the environment in which they lived. Summarising thirty years of research, Ukraintseva presents evidence on plants once eaten by Siberia's major herbivorous mammals. The collection of pollen and plant spores from food remains sheds light on the vegetation of these ancient habitats, enabling researchers to reconstruct local floras of the time. This also promotes further insight into the causes of the extinction of various species due to changing environmental conditions and food availability. Providing a history of the research undertaken, the book also includes specific chapters on the Cherski horse and bison, along with the vegetation and climate of Siberia in the late Anthropogene period, making it a lasting reference tool for graduate students and researchers in the field.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Some pages of history\u003cbr\u003e 2. Material and methods\u003cbr\u003e 3. The mammoth faunal complex\u003cbr\u003e 4. Solving the mysteries of the Siberian mammoth and its companions\u003cbr\u003e 5. Food remains of fossil herbivorous mammals as indicators of Late Quaternary floras in the North of Siberia\u003cbr\u003e 6. Vegetation and climate of Siberia in the Late Quaternary\u003cbr\u003e 7. Why did the mammoths die out so quickly?\u003cbr\u003e 8. Summary\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Rocks, minerals \u0026amp; fossils [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Rocks, minerals \u0026amp; fossils\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Rocks,%20minerals%20\u0026amp;%20fossils%20%5BWNR%5D%22\"\u003eWNR\u003c\/a\u003e], Wildlife: mammals [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Wildlife: mammals\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Wildlife:%20mammals%20%5BWNCF%5D%22\"\u003eWNCF\u003c\/a\u003e], Palaeontology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Palaeontology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Palaeontology%20%5BRBX%5D%22\"\u003eRBX\u003c\/a\u003e], Evolution [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Evolution\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Evolution%20%5BPSAJ%5D%22\"\u003ePSAJ\u003c\/a\u003e], Life sciences: general issues [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Life sciences: general issues\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Life%20sciences:%20general%20issues%20%5BPSA%5D%22\"\u003ePSA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45978374734104,"sku":"9781107027169","price":105.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107027169i_30f2e3fc-15f6-4f8e-b9e8-c01bd13fbdc3.jpg?v=1691361206"},{"product_id":"hypsodonty-in-mammals-evolution-geomorphology-and-the-role-of-earth-surface-processes-hardback-9781107012936","title":"Hypsodonty in Mammals; Evolution, Geomorphology, and the Role of Earth Surface Processes (Hardback) 9781107012936","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHypsodonty in Mammals\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEvolution, Geomorphology, and the Role of Earth Surface Processes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book explores the central importance of soil ingestion and earth surface processes in driving the evolution of tooth shape in mammals.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard H. Madden (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107012936, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 December 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e443 pages, 79 b\/w illus.  50 tables\u003cbr\u003e25.3 x 18 x 2.5 cm, 1.02 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Madden has provided us with an abundance of evidence here that summarily makes the phytolith assumption dead. Through many case studies and reviews of carefully done studies of correlation and causation … Madden has made it an essential concern for those doing research on dental wear to consider the environmental context, including the composition of and access to naturally occurring abrasives, as part of their assumptions of what causes wear. … Much of the data included in this book is not published elsewhere, making this a primary source.' Complex Adaptive Systems Modeling\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe evolution of high-crowned teeth, hypsodonty, is a defining characteristic of many terrestrial herbivores. To date, the most prominent focus in the study of the teeth of grazing herbivores has been co-evolution with grasses and grasslands. This book develops the idea further and looks at the myriad ways that soil can enter the diet. Madden then expands this analysis to examine the earth surface processes that mobilize sediment in the environment. The text delivers a global perspective on tooth wear and soil erosion, with examples from the islands of New Zealand to the South American Andes, highlighting how similar geological processes worldwide result in convergent evolution. The final chapter includes a review of elodonty in the fossil record and its environmental consequences. Offering new insights into geomorphology and adaptive and evolutionary morphology, this text will be of value to any researcher interested in the evolution of tooth size and shape.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. Hypsodonty in South America\u003cbr\u003e 2. Hypsodonty in the South American fossil record\u003cbr\u003e 3. South America and global hypsodonty\u003cbr\u003e 4. Excess tooth wear in New Zealand\u003cbr\u003e 5. Soil erosion, soil ingestion and tooth wear in Australia\u003cbr\u003e 6. Crown height and tooth wear on islands\u003cbr\u003e 7. The East African Plio-Pleistocene\u003cbr\u003e 8. The middle Cenozoic of Patagonia\u003cbr\u003e 9. Ever-growing teeth\u003cbr\u003e 10. 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Wood (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108076906, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 November 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, 16 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e29.7 x 21 x 1.6 cm, 0.72 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Pliocene-Pleistocene Crags of East Anglia are an incredibly rich source of fossil shells, many belonging to extant Boreal and Mediterranean genera. Dominated by marine gastropods and bivalves, the deposits also contain evidence of terrestrial and non-marine gastropods and bivalves, brachiopods, and extensive epifauna including bryozoans. Published between 1848 and 1879 in four volumes, the latter two being supplements with further descriptions and geological notes, this monograph by Searles Valentine Wood (1798–1880) covers more than 650 species and varieties of fossil mollusc. For each species Wood gives a synonymy, diagnosis (in Latin), full description, dimensions, occurrence and remarks. The supplements also provide a breakdown of the species and their current distribution. The detailed plates were prepared by the conchologist George Brettingham Sowerby and his namesake son. 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More famous for their fossil dinosaurs and mammals, these units also yield the remains of fishes. In this work, first published in three parts between 1916 and 1919, Arthur Smith Woodward (1864–1944) provides the most extensive overview of the Purbeck and Wealden ichthyofauna, describing and illustrating some thirty genera of cartilaginous, lobe-finned, and ray-finned fishes. Woodward finds the preservation of fishes from both deposits to be suboptimal, but nevertheless comes to some important conclusions: he shows that the fish fauna of the English Wealden is nearly identical to that of the famous coeval deposits of Bernissart in Belgium, and finds that the species from both the Wealden and Purbeck show closer affinities with Jurassic forms than with later Cretaceous lineages like those described in his monograph on fishes from the Chalk.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Elasmobranchii\u003cbr\u003e Teleostomi\u003cbr\u003e Supplement\u003cbr\u003e Summary and conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Palaeontology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Palaeontology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Palaeontology%20%5BRBX%5D%22\"\u003eRBX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005670281496,"sku":"9781108076944","price":22.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108076944i_0d2e61cc-f281-4f49-b42b-317fddae22b2.jpg?v=1691365419"},{"product_id":"applied-palaeontology-hardback-9780521841993","title":"Applied Palaeontology (Hardback) 9780521841993","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eApplied Palaeontology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 2006 book is a valuable reference for scientists and professionals involved in the applications of palaeontology.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Wynn Jones (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521841993, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 May 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e448 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 19.4 x 2.7 cm, 1.125 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Students of all grades, as well as many professionals … should enjoy this book, which will definitely extend their vision … Richness in diverse information and proper organization make Jones's book an ideal choice for the library of each modern palaeontologist or geologist.' Paläontologie allgemein\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book was first published in 2006. Palaeontology has developed from a descriptive science to an analytical science used to interpret relationships between earth and life history. Applied Palaeontology adopts a holistic, integrated approach to palaeontology, highlighting its key role in the study of the evolving earth, life history and environmental processes. After an introduction to fossils and their classification, each of the principal fossil groups are studied in detail, covering their biology, morphology, classification, palaeobiology and biostratigraphy. The latter sections focus on the applications of fossils in the interpretation of earth and life processes and environments. It concludes with case histories of how our knowledge of fossils is applied, in industry and elsewhere. This is a valuable reference for anyone involved in the applications of palaeontology, including earth, life and environmental scientists, and petroleum, minerals, mining and engineering professionals.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Fossils and fossilisation\u003cbr\u003e 3. Principal fossil groups\u003cbr\u003e 4. Palaeobiology\u003cbr\u003e 5. Key biological events in earth history\u003cbr\u003e 6. Biostratigraphy and sequence stratigraphy\u003cbr\u003e 7. 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Sorauf (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521874731, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 December 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e504 pages, 273 b\/w illus.  5 tables\u003cbr\u003e25.3 x 17.8 x 2.7 cm, 1.13 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is a very fine, very dense book, well-illustrated …' American Paleontologist\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFossils are essential to the reconstruction of the evolution of life and episodes in Earth history. Knowledge of biomineralization - the processes associated with the formation of mineralized biological structures - is essential to properly evaluate data derived from fossils. This book emphasizes skeletal formation and fossilization in a geologic framework in order to understand evolution, relationships between fossil groups, and the use of biomineral materials as geochemical proxies for understanding ancient oceans and climates. The focus is on shells and skeletons of calcareous organisms, and the book explores the fine structures and mode of growth of the characteristic crystalline units, taking advantage of most recent physical methodological advances. The book is richly illustrated and will be of great interest to advanced students and researchers in paleontology, Earth history, evolution, sedimentology, geochemistry, and materials science.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. 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The UNAVCO GEON Integrated Data Viewer for exploration, analysis, and integration of geoscience data Stuart Wier and Charles Meertens\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Knowledge Management and Data Integration: 10. Data and tools for geologic timelines and timescales Peter Sadler and Cinzia Cervato\u003cbr\u003e 11. Modeling geodynamic processes with ontologies Hassan Babaie\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Web Services and Scientific Workflows: 12. Service orientation in the design of a community hydrologic information system Ilya Zaslavsky and David Maidment\u003cbr\u003e 13. Web services for seismic data archives Robert Casey and Timothy Ahern\u003cbr\u003e 14. Development of robust data system for gravity and magnetic anomaly data: a case study of a community-based effort for point data Raed Aldouri and G. Randy Keller\u003cbr\u003e 15. 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(1804–92) was a controversial and influential palaeontologist and anatomist. Owen studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and at London's St Bartholomew's Hospital. He grew interested in anatomical research, and after qualifying he became assistant conservator in the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, and then superintendent of natural history in the British Museum. He quickly became an authority on comparative anatomy and palaeontology, coining the term 'dinosaur' and founding the Natural History Museum. He was also a fierce critic of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, and engaged in a long and bitter argument with Darwin's 'Bulldog', Thomas Huxley. Published between 1866 and 1868, this highly illustrated three-volume set comprises a thorough overview of vertebrate anatomy. 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Muscular system of aves\u003cbr\u003e 16. Nervous system of aves\u003cbr\u003e 17. Digestive system of aves\u003cbr\u003e 18. Absorbent system of aves\u003cbr\u003e 19. Circulating system of aves\u003cbr\u003e 20. Respiratory system of aves\u003cbr\u003e 21. Urinary system and ductless glands of aves\u003cbr\u003e 22. Tegumentary system of aves\u003cbr\u003e 23. Generative system of aves\u003cbr\u003e 24. Development of aves\u003cbr\u003e 25. Characters and primary groups of the class mammalia\u003cbr\u003e 26. Osseous system of mammalia. Volume 3: 27. Muscular system of mammalia\u003cbr\u003e 28. Nervous system of mammalia\u003cbr\u003e 29. Dental system of mammalia\u003cbr\u003e 30. Alimentary canal and appendages of mammalia\u003cbr\u003e 31. Absorbent system of mammalia\u003cbr\u003e 32. Circulating system of mammalia\u003cbr\u003e 33. Respiratory system of mammalia\u003cbr\u003e 34. Urinary system of mammalia\u003cbr\u003e 35. 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The emphasis is placed on litho-, bio-, chemostratigraphy and magmatism. The palaeoclimatic, tectonic, evolutionary radiation and extinction events and associated mineralizations will be identified and discussed. A synthesis of all data is provided at the end of the book, integrating the data from all cratons and fold belts in southwestern Gondwana. The events will be individualized, their impact discussed and correlations between different successions both within and outside Gondwana proposed.The book is organized in three sections. Section one is an introduction to the neoproterozoic and Cambrian seen as a time of upheavals, extremes and innovations. Section two comprises nineteen chapters dealing with the neoproterozoic-Cambrian events in southwestern Gondwana. 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Dantas)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART 3 Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Evolution of the Sao Francisco Palaeocontinent\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The São Francisco Palaeocontinent (A.N. Sial, M.A. Dardenne, A. Misi, A.J. Pedreira, C. Gaucher, V.P. Ferreira, M.A. Silva Filho, A. Uhlein, A.C. Pedrosa-Soares, R.V. Santos, M. Egydio-Silva, M. Babinski, C.J.S. Alvarenga, T.R. Fairchild, and M.M. Pimentel)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART 4 Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Evolution of the Rio de la Plata Palaeocontinent\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1. Extension and General Evolution of the Río de la Plata Craton (J. Bossi,and C. Cingolani). 4.2. Lithostratigraphy (D.G. Poire, and C. Gaucher). 4.3. Biostratigraphy (C. Gaucher,and D.G. Poire). 4.4. Chemostratigraphy (C. Gaucher, A.N. Sial, D.G. Poire L. Gomez Peral, V.P. Ferreira, and M.M. Pimentel). 4.5. Palaeoclimatic Events (C. Gaucher, and D.G. Poire). 4.6. Palaeogeography (C. Gaucher, J. Bossi, and G. Blanco)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART 5 Neoproterozoic to Early Palaeozoic Evolution of Southwestern Africa\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1. Configuration of Pan-African Orogenic Belts in Southwestern Africa (H.E. Frimmel). 5.2. Continental Rifting (H.E. Frimmel). 5.3. Passive Continental Margin Evolution (R.McG. Miller, H.E. Frimmel, and G.P. Halverson). 5.4. Syn- to Late-Orogenic Sedimentary Basins of Southwestern Africa (G.J.B. Germs, R.McG. Miller, H.E. Frimmel, and C. Gaucher). 5.5. Orogenic Tectono-Thermal Evolution (T.M. Will, R.McG. Miller, and H.E. Frimmel). 5.6. Syn- to Post-Orogenic Magmatism (R.McG. Miller,and H.E. Frimmel). 5.7. Mineral Deposits (H.E. Frimmel,and R.McG. Miller). 5.8. Geodynamic Synthesis of the Damara Orogen sensu lato (R.McG. Miller, H.E. Frimmel,and T.M. Will)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART 6 Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Evolution of the Pampean Orogen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Pampean Orogen: Ediacaran-Lower Cambrian Evolutionary History of Central and Northwest Region of Argentina (F.G. Aceñolaza, and A. Toselli)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART 7 Microcontimnents and Suspect Terranes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1. The Paranapanema Lithospheric Block: Its Nature and Role in the Accretion of Gondwana (M.S.M. Mantovani, and B.B. Brito Neves). 7.2. The Evolution and Tectonic Setting of the Luis Alves Microplate of Southeastern Brazil: an Exotic Terrane during the Assembly of Western Gondwana (M.A.S. Basei, A. Nutman, O. Siga Junior, C.R. Passarelli, and C.O. Drukas)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION III: SYNTHESIS AND GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART 8 Palaeogeographic Evolution from Rodinia to Gondwana\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Tectonic Events and Palaeogeographic Evolution of Southwestern Gondwana in the Neoproterozoic and Cambrian (C. Gaucher, H.E. Frimmel, and G.J.B. 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The book retains its grounding in the extant primate groups as the best way to understand the fossil trail and the evolution of these modern forms. However, this coverage is now streamlined, making reference to the many new and excellent books on living primate ecology and adaptation – a field that has burgeoned since the first edition of \u003ci\u003ePrimate Adaptation and Evolution.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBy drawing out the key features of the extant families and referring to more detailed texts, the author sets the scene and also creates space for a thorough updating of the exciting developments in primate palaeontology – and the reconstruction through early hominid species – of our own human origins. 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Recommended for any upper-division undergraduate or graduate-level library collection with strong emphasis on paleontology, evolution, and\/or vertebrate morphology.\" \u003cb\u003e--CHOICE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAncient Marine Reptiles \u003c\/i\u003eprovides an encyclopedic overview of major research accomplishments and frontiers in this new age. Editors Jack Callaway and Elizabeth Nicholls are important figures whose research collectively encompasses the majority of major marine reptile taxa and employs a broad range of methodologies. This volume will be a useful general reference to students and researchers seeking an introduction to the morphology, systematics, and faunal compositions of Mesozoic marine reptiles and will orient the reader to the range of research philosophies embraced by specialists in the field. Several contributions seem destined to become heavily cited [and] a lively interest in the reconstruction of evolutionary history is apparent through most of the volume. Callaway and Nicholls should be warmly thanked for placing contemporary marine reptile paleontology in the context of a scientific campaign that has continued for nearly two centuries and profoundly affected the general course of evolutionary sciences.\" \u003cb\u003e--SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAncient Marine Reptiles \u003c\/i\u003eprovides an invaluable reference for anyone with research interests in the structure and phylogeny of extinct marine reptiles. It presents a significant amount of new information for the first time. The book is attractively produced (including a stunning cover painting), well-referenced, and well-illustrated.\" \u003cb\u003e--JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I applaud this volume. 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It should be a \u003ci\u003ede rigeur\u003c\/i\u003e purchase for any palaeontologial library.\" \u003cb\u003e--Ian Jenkins in GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE, 1999\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAncient Marine Reptiles \u003c\/i\u003eillustrates that there is more to the 'Age of Dinosaurs' than dinosaurs, and that weird and wonderful monsters provide unique perspectives on the past.\" \u003cb\u003e--Tim Tokaryk in CANADIAN FIELD-NATURALIST, 1999\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eVertebrate evolution has led to the convergent appearance of many groups of originally terrestrial animals that now live in the sea. Among these groups are familiar mammals like whales, dolphins, and seals. There are also reptilian lineages (like plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs, mosasaurs, thalattosaurs, and others) that have become sea creatures. 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Motani\u003c\/i\u003e, Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Tooth Implantation in \u003ci\u003eIchthyosaurs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSauropterygia:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eO.C. Rieppel\u003c\/i\u003e, Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eO.C. Rieppel and H. Hagdorn\u003c\/i\u003e, Paleobiology of Middle Triassic Sauropterygia in Central and Western Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eG.W. Storrs\u003c\/i\u003e, Morphologic and Taxonomic Clarification of the Genus \u003ci\u003ePlesiosaurus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eK. Carpenter\u003c\/i\u003e, Comparative Cranial Anatomy of Two North American Cretaceous \u003ci\u003ePlesiosaurs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTestudines:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eE.L. Nicholls\u003c\/i\u003e, Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eR. Hirayama\u003c\/i\u003e, Distribution and Diversity of Cretaceous Chelonoids.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eD.K. Elliott, G.V. Irby, and J.H. Hutchison, Desmatochelys Iowa\u003c\/i\u003e, a Marine Turtle from the Upper Cretaceous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eR.T.J. Moody\u003c\/i\u003e, The Paleogeography of Marine and Coastal Turtles of the North Atlantic and Trans-Saharan Regions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMosasauridae:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eG.L. Bell, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e, Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eG.L. Bell, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e, Phylogenetic Revision of North American and Adriatic Mosasauridea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA. Sheldon\u003c\/i\u003e, Ecological Implications of Mosasaur Bone Microstructure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrocodylia:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eS. Hua and E. Buffetaut\u003c\/i\u003e, Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eR.K. Denton, Jr., J.L. Dobie, and D.C. Parris\u003c\/i\u003e, The Marine Crocodile, \u003ci\u003eHyposaurus\u003c\/i\u003e, in North America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaunas, Behavior, and Evolution:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ.A. Massare\u003c\/i\u003e, Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eS.G. Lucas\u003c\/i\u003e, Marine Reptiles and Mesozoic Biochronology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZ. Gasparini and M. Fernandez\u003c\/i\u003e, Tithonian Marine Reptiles of the Eastern Pacific.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eR. Collin and C.M. Janis\u003c\/i\u003e, Morphological Constraints on Tetropod Feeding Mechanisms: Why Were There No Suspenion-Feeding Marine Reptiles?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eR.L. 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Study of changes in climate, landscape and biota over the last million years provides the environmental backdrop to understanding human presence and absence together with the development of new technologies. This book brings together the multidisciplinary work of the project. The chapters present the results of new fieldwork and research on old sites from museum collections using an array of new analytical techniques. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The changing landscapes of the earliest human occupation of Britain and Europe (C. Stringer). 2. Climates of the early Middle Pleistocene in Britain: Environments of the earliest humans in northern Europe (I. Candy, J. Lee, and B. Silva). 3. Palaeoenvironments of Human occupation: The stable isotopic record of terrestrial carbonates (I. Candy, M. Stephens, J. Hancock, R. Waghorn). 4. Mapping the human record: Population change in Britain during the later Middle Pleistocene (N. Ashton, S. Lewis, and R. Hosfield). 5. The Emergence, Diversity and Significance of the Mode 3 (Prepared Core) Technologies (M. White, N. Ashton, and B. Scott). 6. Technology and landuse in the early Middle Palaeolithic of the Thames valley (B. Scott, N. Ashton, S. Lewis, S. Parfitt, and M. White). 7. The Early Middle Palaeolithic: the European Context (B. Scott, and N. Ashton). 8. Continuities and discontinuities in Neandertal presence – a closer look at northwestern Europe (W. Roebroeks, J.-J. Hublin, and K. MacDonald). 9. Testing human absence: The British record of MIS 7 and 5e (S. Lewis, N. Ashton, and R. Jacobi). 10. The Mammal Faunas of the British Late Pleistocene (A. Currant, and R. Jacobi). 11. Radiocarbon dating and understanding the human record during the EUP (R. Jacobi, and T. Higham). 12. The Later Upper Palaeolithic re-colonization of Britain: New results from AMS radiocarbon dating (R. Jacobi, and T. Higham). 13. New results from the examination of cut-marks using 3D imaging (S. Bello). 14. The use of pollen from hyaena coprolites for the reconstruction of past vegetation (M. Lewis). 15. Analysis of faunal and environmental changes in the British Palaeolithic (P.D. Polly, and J.T. 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For Campanian Ignimbrite the authors highlight the impact crystal-liquid separation has on melt compositional evolution and particularly focus on trace element and Th isotope evidence for open-system processes in the magma body associated with the Campanian Ignimbrite. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  The authors, for their interpretations, utilize thermodynamic and quantitative mass balance modelling of major and trace element data and semi-quantitative limits on Th and Sr isotopes to evaluate the role of crytal-melt separation, magma-fluid interaction, and assimilation of wallrock on the geochemical evolution of the Campamian Ignimbrite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface(B. De Vivo). \u003cbr\u003e1. The volcanological history of the volcanoes of Naples: a review (R. Scandone, L. Giacomelli, F. Fattori Speranza). \u003cbr\u003e2. 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Magmatic-hydrothermal fluid interaction and mineralization in alkali-syenite nodules from the Breccia Museo pyroclastic deposit, Naples, Italy (L. Fedele \u003ci\u003eet al.\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cbr\u003e8. Structural control on the Upper Pleistocene ignimbrite eruptions in the Neapolitan area (Italy): volcano tectonic faults versus caldera faults (F. Bellucci \u003ci\u003eet al.\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cbr\u003e9. The magma feeling system of Somma-Vesuvius (Italy) strato-volcano; new inferences from a review of geochemical and Sr, Nd, Pb and O isotope data (M. Piochi, B. De Vivo, R.A. Ayuso). \u003cbr\u003e10. Input of deep-seated volatile-rich magmas and dynamics of violent strombolian eruptions at Vesuvius (A. Cecchetti \u003ci\u003eet al.\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cbr\u003e11. The role of sulfur in promoting magmatic degassing and volcanic eruption at Mt. Somma-Vesuvius (J.D. Webster, M.F. Sintoni, B. De Vivo). \u003cbr\u003e12. Influence of hydrothermal processes on geochemical variations between 79 AD and 1944 AD vesuvius eruptions (A. Lima \u003ci\u003eet al.\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cbr\u003e13. Petrogenesis of the Campanian Ignimbrite: implications for crystal-melt separation and open-system processes from major and trace elements and Th isotope data (W.A. Bohrson \u003ci\u003eet al.\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e14. A hydrothermal model for ground movements (bradyseism) at Campi Flegrei, Italy (B. De Vivo, A. 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McElhinny (Author), Phillip L. McFadden (Author), Renata Dmowska (Series edited by), James R. Holton (Series edited by), H. Thomas Rossby (Series edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780124833555\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 October 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e386 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.1 x 2.6 cm, 0.67 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Overall, there are many impressive things about this book. The concise writing style, objective assessment of data, rigorous numerical analysis, and the shear breadth of material covered all combine to convey an overwhelming sense of authority. However, what pleased me most was the way in which it grew from the nuts and bolts of geomagnetic and paleomagnetic measurements and analyses, to finish with something approaching a unified theory of a billion years of geological history. In the end, I was enthralled!\" \u003cb\u003e--Brad Pillans, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"McElhinny and McFadden's work follows up the excellent volume, The Magnetic Field of the Earth: Paleomagnetism, the Core, and the Deep Mantle, by Ronald T. Merrill, McElhinny, and McFadden (CH, Feb '97), which necessitates some overlap. It represents an excellent effort by the authors... It is probably the most up-to-date work available paleomagnetism. ...the best book for teaching paleomagnetism. Upper-division undergraduates and up.\" \u003cb\u003e--M.S. Field, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;CHOICE MAGAZINE, 2000\u003c\/b\u003e\"The book focuses more on natural aspects of paleomagnetism and its importance for geology. Some fields, e.g., statistical methods in paleomagnetism and paleomagnetism of the oceanic floor are covered extensively, showing current state-of-the-art to the extent hardly met in other geophysical books. This book also has its own well balanced scientific philosophy which is based on well selected, firm observations.\" \u003cb\u003e--Pure and Applied Geophysics, 158, 2001\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaleomagnetism is the study of the fossil magnetism in rocks. It has been paramount in determining that the continents have drifted over the surface of the Earth throughout geological time. The fossil magnetism preserved in the ocean floor has demonstrated how continental drift takes place through the process of sea-floor spreading. The methods and techniques used in paleomagnetic studies of continental rocks and of the ocean floor are described and then applied to determining horizontal movements of the Earth's crust over geological time. An up-to-date review of global paleomagnetic data enables 1000 million years of Earth history to be summarized in terms of the drift of the major crustal blocks over the surface of the Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe first edition of McElhinny's book was heralded as a \"classic and definitive text.\" It thoroughly discussed the theory of geomagnetism, the geologic reversals of the Earth's magnetic field, and the shifting of magnetic poles. In the 25 years since the highly successful first edition of \u003ci\u003ePalaeomagnetism and Plate Tectonics\u003c\/i\u003e (Cambridge, 1973) the many advances in the concepts, methodology, and insights into paleomagnetism warrant this new treatment. This completely updated and revised edition of \u003ci\u003ePaleomagnetism: Continents and Oceans\u003c\/i\u003e will be a welcome resource for a broad audience of earth scientists as well as laypeople curious about magnetism, paleogeography, geology, and plate tectonics.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBecause the book is intended for a wide audience of geologists, geophysicists, and oceanographers, it balances the mathematical and descriptive aspects of each topic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism\u003c\/b\u003eGeomagnetism. Historical. Main Features of the Geomagnetic Field. Origin of the Main Field. Variations of the Dipole Field with Time. Paleomagnetism. Early Work in Paleomagnetism. Magnetism in Rocks. Geocentric Axial Dipole Hypothesis. Archeomagnetism. Paleointensity Over Geological Times. Paleosecular Variation\u003cb\u003eRock Magnetism\u003c\/b\u003eBasic Principles of Magnetism. Magnetic Fields, Remanent and Induced Magnetism. Diamagnetism and Paramagnetism. Ferro-, Antiferro- and Ferrimagnetism. Hysteresis. Magnetic Minerals in Rocks. Mineralogy. Titanomagnetites. Titanohematites. Iron Sulfides and Oxyhydroxides. Physical Theory of Rock Magnetism. Magnetic Domains. Theory for Single Domain Grains. Magnetic Viscosity. Critical Size for Single Domain Grains. Thermoremanent Magnetization. Crystallization (or Chemical)Remanent Magnetization. Detrital and Post-Depositional Remanent Magnetization. Viscous and Thermoviscous Remanent Magnetization. Stress Effects and Anisotropy\u003cb\u003eMethods and Techniques\u003c\/b\u003eSampling and Measurement. Sample Collection in the Field. Sample Measurement. Statistical Methods. Some Statistical Concepts. The Fisher Distribution. Statistical Tests. Calculating Paleomagnetic Poles and Their Errors. Other Statistical Distributions. Field Tests for Stability. Constraining the Age of Magnetization. The Fold Test. Conglomerate Test. Baked Contact Test. Unconformity Test. Consistency and Reversals Tests. Laboratory Methods and Applications. Progressive Stepwise Demagnetization. Presentation of Demagnetization Data. Principal Component Analysis. Analysis of Remagnetization Circles. Identification of Magnetic Minerals and Grain Sizes. Curie Temperatures. Isothermal Remanent Magnetization. The Lowrie-Fuller Test. Hysteresis and Magnetic Grain Sizes. Low-Temperature Measurements\u003cb\u003eMagnetic Field Reversals\u003c\/b\u003eEvidence for Field Reversal. Background and Definition. Self-Reversal in Rocks. Evidence for Field Reversal. The Geomagnetic Polarity Time Scale. Polarity Dating of Lava Flows 0–6 Ma. Geochronometry of Ocean Sediment Cores. Extending the GPTS to 160 Ma. Magnetostratigraphy. Terminology in Magnetostratigraphy. Methods in Magnetostratigraphy. Quality Criteria for Magnetostratigraphy. Late Creatceous-Eocene: The Gubbio Section. Late Triassic GPTS. Superchrons. Polarity Transitions. Recording Polarity Transitions. Directional Changes. Intensity Changes. Polarity Transition Duration. Geomagnetic Excursions. Analysis of Reversal Sequences. Probability Distributions. Filtering of the Record. Non-Stationarity in Reversal Rate. Polarity Symmetry and Superchrons. \u003cb\u003eOceanic Paleomagnetism\u003c\/b\u003eMarine Magnetic Anomalies. Sea-floor Spreading and Plate Tectonics. Vine-Matthews Crustal Model. Measurement of Marine Magnetic Anomalies. Nature of the Magnetic Anomaly Source. Modeling Marine Magnetic Anomalies. Factors Affecting the Shape of Anomalies. Calculating Magnetic Anomalies. Analysing Older Magnetic Anomalies. The Global Magnetic Anomaly Pattern. Magnetic Anomaly Nomenclature. The Cretaceous and Jurassic Quiet Zones. Paleomagnetic Poles for Oceanic Plates. Skewness of Magnetic Anomalies. Magnetization of Seamounts. Calculating Mean Pole Positions from Oceanic Data. Evolution of Oceanic Plates. The Hotspot Reference Frame. Evolution of the Pacific Plate\u003cb\u003eContinental Paleomagnetism\u003c\/b\u003eAnalysing Continental Data. Data Selection and Reliability Criteria. Selecting Data for Paleomagnetic Analysis. Reliability Criteria. The Global Paleomagnetic Database. Testing the Geocentric Axial Dipole Model. The Past 5 Million Years. The Past 3000 Million Years. Global Paleointensity Variations. Paleoclimates and Paleoaltitudes. Apparent Polar Wander. The Concept of Apparent Polar Wander. Determining Apparent Polar Wander Paths. Magnetic Blocking Temperature and Isotopic Ages. Phanerozoic APWPs for the Major Blocks. Selection and Grouping of Data. North America and Europe. Asia. The Gondwana Continents. \u003cb\u003ePaleomagnetism and Plate Tectonics\u003c\/b\u003ePlate Motions and Paleomagnetic Poles. Combining Euler and Paleomagnetic Poles. Making Reconstructions From Paleomagnetism. Phanerozoic Supercontinents. Laurussia. Paleo-Asia. Gondwana. Pangea. Paleogeography--300 Ma to Present. Displaced Terranes. Western North America. The East and West Avalon Terranes. Armorica. The Western Mediterranean. South and East Asia. Rodinia and the Precambrian. Rodinia. Paleomagnetism and Rodinia. Earth History--1000 Ma to the Present. Precambrian Cratons. Non Plate Tectonic Hypotheses. True Polar Wander. 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The early fossil record is a function not only of the rise or ecological diversification of marine organisms, but also the development of taphonomic and sedimentary conditions suitable for the preservation of mineralizing and nonmineralizing organisms. \u003cp\u003eThis book is devoted to an exploration of some of the emerging concepts and techniques used to develop greater insight into the early record of biologic diversification and the preservational record of that diversification during the Neoproterozoic-Cambrian transition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterpretation of biological and environmental changes across the Neoproterozoic–Cambrian boundary: developing a refined understanding of the radiation and preservational record of early multicellular organisms. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eResearch papers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCorumbella, an Ediacaran-grade organism from the Late Neoproterozoic of Brazil. \u003cbr\u003eTrace fossil preservation and the early evolution of animals. \u003cbr\u003eFossilization modes in the Chengjiang Lagerstätte (Cambrian of China): testing the roles of organic preservation and diagenetic alteration in exceptional preservation.  \u003cbr\u003ePaleoecology of benthic metazoans in the Early Cambrian Maotianshan Shale biota and the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale biota: evidence for the Cambrian substrate revolution. \u003cbr\u003ePalaeoecology of the Early Cambrian Sinsk biota from the Siberian Platform. \u003cbr\u003eArticulated sponges from the Lower Cambrian Hetang Formation in southern Anhui, South China: their age and implications for the early evolution of sponges. \u003cbr\u003eCambrian Sphenothallus from Guizhou Province, China: early sessile predators. \u003cbr\u003eLower Cambrian Burgess Shale-type fossil associations of South China. \u003cbr\u003eThe earliest occurrence of trilobites and brachiopods in the Cambrian of Laurentia.    \u003cbr\u003eTaphonomy and depositional circumstances of exceptionally preserved fossils from the Kinzers Formation (Cambrian), southeastern Pennsylvania.  \u003cbr\u003eA new hypothesis for organic preservation of Burgess Shale taxa in the middle Cambrian Wheeler Formation, House Range, Utah.\u003cbr\u003eAlpha, beta, or gamma: Numerical view on the Early Cambrian world.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Palaeontology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Palaeontology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Palaeontology%20%5BRBX%5D%22\"\u003eRBX\u003c\/a\u003e], Historical geology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geology%20%5BRBGF%5D%22\"\u003eRBGF\u003c\/a\u003e], Geology \u0026amp; the lithosphere [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geology \u0026amp; the lithosphere\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geology%20\u0026amp;%20the%20lithosphere%20%5BRBG%5D%22\"\u003eRBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Freshly Printed Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46651440660760,"sku":"9780444520654","price":64.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780444520654.jpg?v=1694980053"},{"product_id":"understanding-late-devonian-and-permian-triassic-biotic-and-climatic-events-hardback-9780444521279","title":"Understanding Late Devonian and Permian-Triassic Biotic and Climatic Events (Hardback) 9780444521279","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUnderstanding Late Devonian and Permian-Triassic Biotic and Climatic Events\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePresenting studies of these key times in Earth history\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJeff Over (Edited by), Jared Morrow (Edited by), P. 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This is quite incomprehensible in view of the contribution of paleoceanographic research to our present understanding of the dynamics of the climate-ocean system. The focus on the Late Cenozoic ocean responds to two constraints. Firstly, most quantitative methods, notably those based on micropaleontological approaches, cannot be used back in time beyond a few million years at most. Secondly, the last few million years, with their strong climate oscillations, show specific high frequency changes of the ocean with a relatively reduced influcence of tectonics.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe first volume addresses quantitative methodologies to reconstruct the dynamics of the ocean andthe second, major aspects of the ocean system (thermohaline circulation, carbon cycle, productivity, sea level etc.) and will also present regional synthesis about the paleoceanography of major the oceanic basins. 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I heartily recommend it.\" \u003cb\u003e--Emese M. Brody, Rhodes University, South Africa; writing in Palaois\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book serves as an up-to-date introduction, as well as overview to modern trace fossil research and covers nearly all of the essential aspects of modern ichnology. Divided into three section, \u003cb\u003e Trace Fossils\u003c\/b\u003e covers the historical background and concepts of ichnology, on-going research problems, and indications about the possible future growth of the discipline and potential connections to other fields. This work is intended for a broad audience of geological and biological scientists. Workers new to the field could get a sense of the main concepts of ichnology and a clear idea of how trace fossil research is conducted. Scientists in related disciplines could find potential uses for trace fossils in their fields. And, established workers could use the book to check on the progress of their particular brand of ichnology. By design, there is something here for novice and veteran, insider and outsider, and for the biologically-oriented workers and for the sedimentary geologists.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction: A user’s guide\u003c\/b\u003e (W. Miller, III). List of Reviewers. Memorial to Roland Goldring (1928-2005) (J.E. Pollard). \u003cb\u003ePart 1:  The Historical Background Of Ichnology\u003c\/b\u003e. 1.   The Wadden Sea, cradle of invertebrate ichnology (G.C. Cadée, R. Goldring). 2.   The antecedents of invertebrate ichnology in North America: the Canadian and Cincinnati schools (S.G. Pemberton, J. A. MacEachern, M.K. Gingras). 3.   Edward Hitchcock and Roland Bird: two early titans of vertebrate ichnology in North America (S.G. Pemberton, M.K. Gingras, J.A.  MacEachern). 4.   The ichnofacies paradigm: a fifty-year retrospective (J.A. MacEachern et al). \u003cb\u003ePart 2: Concepts, Methods, Theory, And Connections To The Earth And Biologic Sciences\u003c\/b\u003e. 5.   What’s in a name? Nomenclature, systematics, ichnotaxonomy (M. Bertling). 6.   Taphonomy of trace fossils (C.E. Savrda). 7.   Use of trace fossils in genetic stratigraphy (J.A. MacEachern et al) . 8.   The application of trace fossils to biostratigraphy (R.B. MacNaughton). 9.   Trace fossils and marine benthic oxygenation (C.E. Savrda). 10.   Climatic control of marine trace fossil distribution (R. Goldring, G.C. Cadée, J.E. Pollard ). 11.   Climatic controls on continental trace fossils (S.T. Hasiotis, M.J. Kraus,  T.M. Demko). 12.   The trace-fossil record of vertebrates (S.T. Hasiotis et al). 13.   Zoophycos and the role of type specimens in ichnotaxonomy (D. Olivero). 14.   Ichnofacies, ichnocoenoses, and ichnofabric of Quaternary shallow-marine to dunal tropical carbonates: a model and implications (H.A. Curran). 15.   Deep-sea ichnology: development of major concepts  (A. Uchman). 16.   Continental ichnology: fundamental processes and controls on trace fossil distribution (S.T. Hasiotis). 17.   Invertebrate ichnology of continental freshwater environments (L.A. Buatois, M.G. Mángano). 18. Traces of gastropod predation on molluscan prey in tropical reef environments (S.E. Walker). 19.   Early history of symbiosis in living substrates: trace fossil evidence from the marine record (L. Tapanila, A. A. Ekdale). 20.   Macroborings and the evolution of marine bioerosion (M.A. Wilson). 21.   Microborings and microbial endoliths: geological implications (I. Glaub et al). 22.   Stromatolites: a 3.5 billion year ichnologic record (R. S. Shapiro). 23.  Trace fossils in evolutionary paleoecology (M.G. Mángano, L.A. Buatois). \u003cb\u003ePart 3: Advances, Fresh Approaches And New Directions\u003c\/b\u003e. 24.   Importance and usefulness of trace fossils and bioturbation in paleoceanography (L. Löwemark). 25.   Theoretical and experimental ichnology of mobile foraging (K. Koy, R.E. Plotnick). 26.  Material constraints on infaunal lifestyles: May the persistent and strong forces be with you (P.A. Jumars et al) . 27.   Complex trace fossils (W. Miller, III). 28.   A constructional model for Zoophycos (D. Olivero, C. Gaillard). 29.   Arthropod tracemakers of Nereites? Neoichnological observations of juvenile limulids and their paleoichnological applications (A.J. Martin, A.K. Rindsberg). 30.   Macaronichnus isp. associated with Piscichnus waitemata in the Miocene of Yonaguni-jima Island, southwest Japan (N. Kotake). 31.   Meiobenthic trace fossils as keys to the taphonomic history of shallow-marine epicontinental carbonates (D. Knaust). 32.   Ichnotaxonomic review of dendriniform borings attributed to foraminiferans: Semidendrina igen. nov. (R.G. Bromley et al). 33.   Ecological and evolutionary controls on the composition of marine and lake ichnofacies (M.F. Miller, D.S. White). 34.   Trace fossils in an archaeological context: examples from bison skeletons, Texas, U.S.A. (D.L. West, S.T. Hasiotis). 35.   Ichnofacies of an ancient erg: a climatically influenced trace fossil association in the Jurassic Navajo Sandstone, southern Utah, U.S.A. (A.A. Ekdale, R.G. Bromley,D.B. Loope). 36.   Endobenthic response through mass-extinction episodes: predictive models and observed patterns (J.R. Morrow, S.T. 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Giresse (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780444529848, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 November 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e406 pages\u003cbr\u003e29.7 x 21 x 2.7 cm, 1.43 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWest Africa and the eastern Atlantic stretching from Mauritania in the north to Namibia in the south offer a large latitudinal stretch incorporating nearly symmetrical climatic gradients from the Equator. On the time scale of Quaternary Glacial and Interglacial cycles, today, we possess well-documented and recently published marine sedimentary records showing changes in oceanic and atmospheric circulations and terrestrial fluxes. Deep-sea sediment records contain a wide range of palaeoenvironmental indicators like oxygen and carbon isotopes, alkenones, foraminiferal and other planktonic assemblages over time periods up to and greater than 125,000 years. These are signals of temperature and circulation shifts and allow Interglacial and Glacial comparisons on a regional and inter-hemispheric scale. However, this effort to synthesize the existing knowledge cannot yet aspire to a global modelling. Linking with terrestrial records, albeit spatially patchy and generally lacking a firm chronology, this book points to shorter time scale chronologies from lakes, marshes and river deposits. Diverse and not very wellknown literature, both French and English, is reported here. 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Changed deduced from deposition processes. Part D. 1. Sea level fluctuation on the Atlantic coast of Africa during the past 125,000. 2. Successive continental shelf sedimentation related to climatic and sea level changes. Part E. Terrestrial evidence of late quaternay changes. 1. Records in lake deposits. 2. Pedological and geomorphological processes and their palaeoenvironmental significance. Part F. Climatic evolution and human presence. 1. Lithic artifact dating and environmental context. 2. Landscape and human development implication. 3. 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