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Vorwort des Übersetzers:Die moderne Wirbeltierpaläontologie ist ein faszinierender, interdisziplinärer Bereich der Bio- und Geowissenschaften, der sich in den letzten Jahren rasant entwickelt hat.Durch die Feldforschung in aller Welt werden ständig neue, aufregende Fossilien gefunden, die unser Bild von der Evolution der Wirbeltiere ergänzen und neue Aspekte hinzufügen. Aufgrund der Komplexität eines Wirbeltierskelettes liefern besonders Wirbe...

Vertebrate palaeontology is a lively field, with new discoveries reported every week... and not only dinosaurs! This new edition reflects the international scope of vertebrate palaeontology, with a special focus on exciting new finds from China. A key aim is to explain the science. Gone are the days of guesswork. Young researchers use impressive new numerical and imaging methods to explore the tree of life, macroevolution, global change, and ...

Literary Biography: An Introduction" illustrates and accounts for the literary genre that merges historical facts with the conventions of narrative while revealing how the biographical context can enrich the study of canonical authors. Provides up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of issues and controversies in life writing, a rapidly growing field of studyOffers a valuable biographical and historical context for the study of major classic an...

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the science of the history of life. Paleobiologists bring many analytical tools to bear in interpreting the fossil record and the book introduces the latest techniques, from multivariate investigations of biogeography and biostratigraphy to engineering analysis of dinosaur skulls, and from homeobox genes to cladistics. All the well-known fossil groups are included, including microfossils and inve...