Description
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.
Table of Contents
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
