Problematic Fossil Taxa

ISBN 10: 0195039920 / ISBN 13: 9780195039924

Published by Oxford University Press, USA, 1986

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0195039920I3N01

Synopsis:

No single prescription can tell us how to deal with problematic fossil taxa. The fact that there is very little evidence is demonstrated in the highly divergent interpretations of a number of problematica. The editors of this volume provide the reader with updated ideas on most of the major problematic fossil taxa, showing that a sweeping change in the paradigm of study is under way. The contributors focus particularly on Early Paleozoic organisms, although Precambrian biota are also discussed. Each fossil group is discussed by an international specialist on the group, and the book is comprehensively illustrated with fossil photographs and diagrams.

Review: `The book is well edited. Suitable cross-references highlight similarities and differences of viewpoint between the various authors...Well produced, with very good illustrations and three types of index...Palaeontologists should be acquainted with this book and it deserves to be in every geological departmental library.' Geological Magazine

Bibliographic Details

Title: Problematic Fossil Taxa
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication Date: 1986
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket