{"product_id":"introduction-to-plant-fossils-hardback-9781108483445","title":"Introduction to Plant Fossils (Hardback) 9781108483445","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIntroduction to Plant Fossils\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOffers a practical guide for the non-specialist on studying and learning from plant fossils to understand the evolution of vegetation on Earth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristopher J. Cleal (Author), Barry A. Thomas (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108483445, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 June 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e262 pages, 202 b\/w illus.  17 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.8 x 19.3 x 1.7 cm, 0.74 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 edition is great for everyone interested in fossils, plants, and (specially) fossil plants, being especially useful for those starting to study plant evolution and paleobotany. It may also be of interest for everyone who ever found a piece of petrified wood and wanted to learn more about it, and about all of the wonderful and strange plants that inhabited the earth a long time ago.' Andrés Elgorriaga, Plant Science Bulletin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePlant remains can preserve a critical part of history of life on Earth. While telling the fascinating evolutionary story of plants and vegetation across the last 500 million years, this book also crucially offers non-specialists a practical guide to studying, dealing with and interpreting plant fossils. It shows how various techniques can be used to reveal the secrets of plant fossils and how to identify common types, such as compressions and impressions. Incorporating the concepts of evolutionary floras, this second edition includes revised data on all main plant groups, the latest approaches to naming plant fossils using fossil-taxa and techniques such as tomography. With extensive illustrations of plant fossils and living plants, the book encourages readers to think of fossils as once-living organisms. It is written for students on introductory or intermediate courses in palaeobotany, palaeontology, plant evolutionary biology and plant science, and for amateurs interested in studying plant fossils.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Highlights of palaeobotanical study\u003cbr\u003e 3. Studying plant fossils\u003cbr\u003e 4. Early land plants\u003cbr\u003e 5. Lycophytes\u003cbr\u003e 6. Sphenophytes\u003cbr\u003e 7. Ferns\u003cbr\u003e 8. Early gymnosperms\u003cbr\u003e 9. Modern gymnosperms\u003cbr\u003e 10. Angiosperms\u003cbr\u003e 11. The history of land vegetation.\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], 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], Plant ecology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Plant ecology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Plant%20ecology%20%5BPSTS%5D%22\"\u003ePSTS\u003c\/a\u003e], Plant physiology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Plant physiology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Plant%20physiology%20%5BPSTD%5D%22\"\u003ePSTD\u003c\/a\u003e], Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Botany%20\u0026amp;%20plant%20sciences%20%5BPST%5D%22\"\u003ePST\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], Tomography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Tomography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Tomography%20%5BMMPJ%5D%22\"\u003eMMPJ\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":45978380206360,"sku":"9781108483445","price":96.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108483445i_46d1f9af-51d6-41a8-a539-d3804ba98b37.jpg?v=1696706191","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/introduction-to-plant-fossils-hardback-9781108483445","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}