Recent vertebrate carcasses and their paleobiological implications /

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The first English translation of Johannes Weigelt's 1927 classic makes available the seminal work in taphonomy, the study of how organisms die, decay, become entombed in sediments, and fossilize over time. Weigelt emphasized the importance of empirical work and made extensive observations of mo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weigelt, Johannes, 1890-1948
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1989.
Temas:
Vertebrates, Fossil.
Paleoecology.
Vertebrates, Fossil > Texas > Smithers Lake.
Paleoecology > Texas > Smithers Lake.
Vertébrés fossiles.
Paléoécologie.
Vertébrés fossiles > Texas > Smithers Lake.
Paléoécologie > Texas > Smithers Lake.
NATURE > Fossils.
Paleoecology
Vertebrates, Fossil
Paleontologia.
Paleoecologia.
Vertébrés > Fossiles.
Vertébrés > Fossiles > Texas (États-Unis) > Smithers, lac.
Paléoécologie > Texas (États-Unis) > Smithers, lac.
Texas > Smithers Lake
carcass, bones, paleontology, paleobiology, vertebrate, invertebrate, english, translation, 1920s, 20th century, contemporary, modern, taphonomy, organisms, sediment, fossils, observation, paleoecology, smithers lake, texas, regional, animals, preservation, death, decomposition, southern, united states, usa, america, american, drowning, dehydration, fire, mud, quicksand, oil slick, cause.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The first English translation of Johannes Weigelt's 1927 classic makes available the seminal work in taphonomy, the study of how organisms die, decay, become entombed in sediments, and fossilize over time. Weigelt emphasized the importance of empirical work and made extensive observations of modern carcasses on the Texas Gulf Coast. He applied the results to evidence from the fossil record and demonstrated that an understanding of the postmortem fate of modern animals is crucial to making sound inferences about fossil vertebrate assemblages and their ecological communities. <BR.
Notas:Translation of: Rezente Wirbeltierleichen und ihre paläobiologische Bedeutung.
Descripción Física:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780226881683
0226881687
1299104711
9781299104716

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