Fossil ecosystems of North America a guide to the sites and their extraordinary biotas

• Main Author: Nudds, John R.
• Other Authors: Selden, Paul
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Manson, 2008.
• Subjects: Paleontological excavations > North America.; Fossils > North America.; North America.; elektronické knihy; electronic books

Most major recent advances in understanding the history of life on Earth have been through the study of exceptionally well preserved biotas (Fossil-Lagerstätten). These are windows on the history of life on Earth and can provide a fairly complete picture of the evolution of ecosystems through time....

Table of Contents:

• Gunflint Chert
• Mistaken Point
• Burgess Shale
• Becher's Trilobyte Bed
• Bertie Waterlime
• Gilboa
• Mazon Creek
• Chinle Group
• Morrison Formation
• Hell Creek Formation
• Green River Formation
• Florrisant
• Dominican Amber
• Rancho La Brea
• Museums and site visits.