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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword; Translator's Note; Publisher's Note; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: Death and Its Aftermath; Chapter 2: Modes of Death; Chapter 3: Laws Governing Positions of Recent And Fossil Vertebrate Carcasses; Chapter 4: The Carcass Assemblage at Smithers Lake and Its Origin; Chapter 5: Carcass Assemblages and Concentrations in the Geologic Past; Conclusion; Figures and Plates following page 168; References; Index

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