Invertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution

Invertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution is well established as the foremost palaeontology text at the undergraduate level. This fully revised fourth edition includes a complete update of the sections on evolution and the fossil record, and the evolution of the early metazoans.

• New work on the classification of the major phyla (in particular brachiopods and molluscs) has been incorporated.
• The section on trace fossils is extensively rewritten.
• The author has taken care to involve specialists in the major groups, to ensure the taxonomy is as up-to-date and accurate as possible.

Auteur

Euan N.K. Clarkson FRSE is a British palaeontologist and writer.

Contenu

Preface. Macrofossils on CD-Rom.

Part One: General Palaeontological Concepts.

1 Principles Of Palaeontology.

2 Evolution And The Fossil Record.

3 Major Events In The History Of Life.

Part Two: Invertebrate Phyla.

Sponges.

5 Cnidarians.

6 Bryozoans.

7 Brachiopods.

8 Molluscs.

9 Echinoderms.

10 Graptolites.

11 Arthropods.

12 Exceptional Faunas: Ichnology.

Systematic Index.

General Index