Exceptional Fossil Preservation: A Unique View on the Evolution of Marine Life

Exceptional Fossil Preservation: A Unique View on the Evolution of Marine Life group work Wydawca: Columbia University Press Data wydania: 2002 ISBN: 9780231102551 Liczba stron: 424 Format: 254 x 178 Rodzaj oprawy: Paperback / softback Opis produktu: This photographically rich volume provides a synthetic overview of a wide sample of Lagerstatten from marine environments reaching back in time to the Precambrian, more than 500 million years ago. These occurrences of exceptional fossil preservation are providing scientists with a new source of evidence to understand how life has evolved in the Earth s oceans.