A Concise Dictionary of Paleontology

Second Edition
2. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-25585-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 469 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 887 g

This new and significantly updated authored dictionary is a unique glossary of paleontological terms, taxa, localities, and concepts.  It focuses primarily on identifying the most significant groups of fossil animals and plants in relation to their evolution and phylogeny.  It also focuses on mass extinctions, on taxa that are problematic in some significant way, on the principal fossil-Lagerstätten of the world, and on historical turning points marked by index fossils.  Although there are many current resources on the subject, none contains an accurate representation of the paleontological lexicon. Although well aware that the fast-changing field of paleontology will always defy any attempt at complete description, the author has attempted to provide an accurate and comprehensive set of about 4,000 entries that will be useful to professionals as well as to general readers of scientific literature without a background in paleontology.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Carlton, Robert L.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Biogeographie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Taxonomie und Systematik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Paläontologie, Taphonomie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Paläoökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter1. A.- Chapter2. B.- Chapter3. C.- Chapter4. D.- Chapter5. E.- Chapter6. F.- Chapter7. G. Chapter8. H.- Chapter9. I.- Chapter10. J.- Chapter11. K.- Chapter12. L.- Chapter 13. M.- Chapter 14. N.- Chapter15. O.- Chapter16. P.- Chapter17. Q.- Chapter18. R.- Chapter19. S.- Chapter20. T.- Chapter21. U.- Chapter22. V.- Chapter23. W.- Chapter24. X.- Chapter25. Y. Chapter26. Z.

Über Autor(innen)

Robert L. Carlton ([e-mail]) is a writer, editor, and teacher with professional experience in the humanities and history, and with knowledge of scientific and technical terms and usage in geology, biology, and paleontology. Before retiring in 2013, he taught literature, humanities and history at several four-year and two-year colleges, and wrote the oceanography and paleontology entries for the Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology, published in 1994. He is a member of several professional societies including the Paleontological Society, the Northwest Paleontological Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.