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Fossils / by Walker, Cyril Alexander.; Ward, David J.; Keates, Colin.pht;
How this book works -- What is a fossil? -- Modes of preservation -- Geological time chart -- Where to look -- Collecting fossils -- Preparing your collection -- From hobby to science -- Fossil identification key -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Plants.Discusses more than 500 specimens, includes color photographs, and provides concise descriptions and essential identification information.
Subjects: Fossils; Fossils;
© c2002., DK,
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An introduction to plant fossils / by Cleal, Christopher J.,1951-; Thomas, Barry A.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-229) and index.Highlights of palaeobotanical study -- Studying plant fossils -- Early land plants -- Lycophytes -- Sphenophytes -- Ferns -- Early gymnosperms -- Modern gymnosperms -- Angiosperms -- The history of land vegetation.
Subjects: Plants, Fossil.;
© 2009., Cambridge University Press,
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The fossil trail : how we know what we think we know about human evolution / by Tattersall, Ian.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-262) and index.Before Darwin -- Darwin and after -- Pithecanthropus -- The early twentieth century -- Out of Africa... -- ...Always something new -- The synthesis -- Olduvai Gorge -- Rama's ape meets the mighty molecule -- Omo and turkana -- Hadar, Lucy, and Laetoli -- Theory intrudes -- Eurasia and Africa: odds and ends -- Turkana and Olduvai-again -- The cave-man vanishes -- Candelabras and continuity -- Where are we?
Subjects: Human evolution.; Fossil hominids.; Anthropology, Prehistoric.; Humans Evolution;
© 1995., Oxford University Press,
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The amphibians and reptiles of Michigan : a Quaternary and recent faunal adventure / by Holman, J. Alan,1931-2006.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-275) and indexes.pt. 1. Michigan as a herpetological habitat. pt. 2. Species accounts. Class amphibia : Order caudata (salamanders): Family ambystomatidae: Blue-spotted salamander ; Blue-spotted/Jefferson salamander complex ; Spotted salamander ; Marbled salamander ; Small-mouthed salamander ; Eastern tiger salamander -- Family plethodontidae: Four-toed salamander ; Eastern red-backed salamander -- Family proteidae: Common mudpuppy -- Family salamandridae: Eastern newt -- Family sirenidae: Western lesser siren -- Order anura (frogs and toads) -- Toads: Family bufonidae: Eastern American toad ; Fowler's toad -- Frogs: Family hylidae: Blanchard's cricket frog ; Cope's gray treefrog ; Gray treefrog ; Northern spring peeper ; Boreal chorus frog ; Western chorus frog -- Family ranidae: American bullfrog ; Northern green frog ; Pickerel frog ; Northern leopard frog ; Mink frog ; Wood frog -- Class reptilia : Order testudines (turtles): Family chelydridae: Eastern snapping turtle -- Family emydidae: Painted turtle ; Spotted turtle ; Blanding's turtle ; Wood turtle ; Northern map turtle ; Eastern box turtle ; Red-eared slider -- Family kinosternidae: Eastern musk turtle -- Family trionychidae: Eastern spiny softshell -- Order Squamata -- Lizards: Family scincidae: Five-lined skink -- Family teiidae: Six-lined racerunner -- Snakes: Family colubridae: Kirtland's snake ; Blue racer ; Northern ring-necked snake ; Eastern hog-nosed snake ; Eastern milksnake ; Copper-bellied watersnake ; Common watersnake ; Smooth greensnake ; Central ratsnake ; Eastern foxsnake ; Western foxsnake ; Queen snake ; DeKay's brownsnake ; Northern red-bellied snake ; Butler's gartersnake ; Northern ribbonsnake ; Eastern gartersnake -- Family viperidae: Eastern massasauga -- pt. 3. Quaternary remains of Michigan amphibians and reptiles. Michigan's pleistocene herpetofauna : Anurans: Family bufonidae: American toad -- Family ranidae: Green frog -- Turtles: Family emydidae: Painted turtle -- Family trionychidae: Spiny softshell turtle -- Michigan's holocene herpetofauna : Anurans: Family bufonidae: American toad -- Family hylidae: Spring peeper -- Reptiles: Family chelydridae: Eastern snapping turtle -- Family emydidae: Painted turtle ; Spotted turtle ; Blanding's turtle ; Specifically undetermined map turtle -- Family kinosternidae: Eastern musk turtle -- Family trionychidae: Spiny softshell -- Herpetofauna of Michigan archaeological sites : Anurans: Family bufonidae: American toad ; Toad -- Family ranidae: American bullfrog ; True frog -- Reptiles: Family chelydridae: Snapping turtle -- Family emydidae: Painted turtle ; Spotted turtle ; Blanding's turtle ; Wood turtle ; Northern map turtle ; Eastern box turtle ; Pond slider -- Family kinosternidae: Eastern musk turtle -- Family trionychidae: Spiny softshell -- Family colubridae: North American watersnakes ; Eastern foxsnake ; North American gartersnakes -- The Pleistocene."With its temperate climate and variety of habitats, Michigan supports a diverse array of animals and plants, including fifty-four species of amphibians and reptiles. The dispersal and biology of the Michigan herpetofauna - amphibians and reptiles - is even more unique because Michigan consists of two peninsulas that project into large freshwater seas and also because it was completely covered by a massive ice sheet a relatively short time ago. In The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michigan: A Quaternary and Recent Faunal Adventure, author J. Alan Holman explores the state's amphibians and reptiles in detail and with many helpful illustrations, making this the only volume of its kind available.Holman uniquely bridges the gap between neo- and paleoherpetology and shows that Michigan's modern herpetofaunas reflect Pleistocene (ice age) and Holocene (warm period after the ice age) events, as the entire modern population was forced to re-invade the state after the last withdrawal of ice. In Part 1, Holman discusses Michigan as an amphibian and reptile habitat, including a geological, climatic, and vegetational history. Part 2 presents recent species accounts, covering all fifty-four species of amphibians and reptiles, along with their general distribution, Michigan distribution (with range maps), geographic variation, habitat and habits, reproduction and growth, diet, predation and defense, interaction with humans, behavioral characteristics, population health, and general remarks. In Part 3, Holman examines the Michigan herpetofauna in Quaternary and recent historical times and the species accounts include Pleistocene, Holocene, and archaeological records.Color photographs of major herpetological habitats in Michigan are provided and color photographs of all modern species are included. Black-and-white illustrations depict both modern and ancient speicies. Herpetologists, paleontologists, zoologists, ecologists, and general biologists, as well as anyone who loves salamanders, frogs, turtles, and snakes will appreciate the comprehensive research presented in The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michigan."--pub. desc.
Subjects: Amphibians; Reptiles; Amphibians, Fossil; Reptiles, Fossil;
© c2012., Wayne State University Press,
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The Fossils of Michigan [videorecording] / by Kelley, Robert W.Guide to Michigan fossils.; Jankowski, Laurence.; McCluskey, William.; Instructional Video (Firm);
VHS.Edited by William McCluskey ; videography, Laurence Jankowski.Explores the varieties of fossils found in Michigan, the history of their respective formation, and principal deposits in the state.
Subjects: Fossils; Paleontology; Physical geology;
© c1992., Instructional Video,
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A history of life in 100 fossils / by Taylor, Paul D.,; O'Dea, Aaron,author.; Natural History Museum (London, England),issuing body.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 223) and index.
Subjects: Fossils.; Fossils; Life; Evolutionary paleobiology.; Evolution (Biology); Paleontology.; Animals, Fossil.; Plants, Fossil.; Fossil hominids.;
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Prehistoric life : [the definitive visual history of life on earth] / by Palmer, Douglas.; Lamb, Simon.; Gavira Guerrero, Angeles.; Frances, Peter.; DK Publishing, Inc.;
Young earth. Exploring earth's past ; The origin of the earth ; The first 500 million years ; Plate tectonics ; Changing climates ; Life and evolution ; Classification ; Mass extinctions ; Types of fossils ; Information in the fossil record ; Key fossil sites ; The geological timescale -- Life on earth. Archean ; Proterozoic ; Cambrian ; Ordovician ; Silurian ; Devonian ; Carboniferous ; Permian ; Triassic ; Jurassic ; Cretaceous ; Paleogene ; Neogene ; Quaternary -- The rise of the humans. Human relatives ; Human ancestors ; Origins of modern humans ; Out of Africa ; European hunter gatherers ; Paleolithic cave art ; After the ice.With an extensive catalog at its heart, "Prehistoric Life" profiles hundreds of fascinating species in incredible detail; features breathtaking, state-of-the-art images; explores the concept of geological time; and explains the classification of species and how the evidence for their evolution is preserved and can be deciphered.
Subjects: Fossils.; Fossils; Animals, Fossil.; Animals, Fossil; Plants, Fossil.; Plants, Fossil; Fossil hominids.; Fossil hominids; Paleobiology.;
© 2009., DK Pub.,
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The world from beginnings to 4000 BCE / by Tattersall, Ian.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [127]-132) and index.Evolutionary processes -- Fossils and ancient artifacts -- On their own two feet -- Emergence of the genus homo -- Getting brainier -- Modern human origins -- Settled life.
Subjects: Human evolution.; Fossil hominids.;
© 2008., Oxford University Press,
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A history of plants in fifty fossils / by Kenrick, Paul,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 159) and index.Kenrick provides a lively, fully illustrated story of plant life on Earth as revealed through some of the most significant fossil discoveries ever made. Beginning with the origins of plant life in the sea, where photosynthesis first evolved in bacteria, he traces the evolution of land plants, ferns, conifers and their relatives, and flowering plants. Each fossil is depicted with full-color photography alongside narrative explaining its significance and revealing the story behind its discovery. -- adapted from Amazon information
Subjects: Plants; Plants, Fossil.;
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The complete guide to dinosaurs and prehistoric reptiles / by McNab, Chris,1970-;
Includes more than 250 full-color illustrations of early reptiles, dinosaurs, and their ancestors. Detailed information tells you what key species looked like, and where and how they lived. Maps of the world show you what the planet was like when the dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
Subjects: Dinosaurs; Reptiles, Fossil; Dinosaurs.; Reptiles, Fossil.;
© 2012., Chartwell Books,
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