Ancient Invertebrates and Their Living Relatives
Published on 28. February 1998
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-13-748955-8 (ISBN)
Description
This overview and introduction to the study of fossil invertebrates emphasizes both soft and skeletal anatomy, as well as the relationship between animals known only from fossils and those living today. It lays the foundation for students' eventual abilities to (1) recognize many of the most abundant fossils, (2) appreciate their value in interpreting ancient environments of deposition, and (3) use them as tools for stratigraphic correlation.
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Content
1. Fossils and Evolution.
2. The Value and Meaning of Fossils.
3. Early Life.
4. Bodies of a Single Cell: Protoctista.
5. Porifera and Other Pore Bearers.
6. The Cnidaria.
7. Bryozoa.
8. Brachiopoda.
9. Mollusca.
10. Anthropoda.
11. Echinodermata.
12. Graptolites and Other Hemichordates.
13. Conodonts.
2. The Value and Meaning of Fossils.
3. Early Life.
4. Bodies of a Single Cell: Protoctista.
5. Porifera and Other Pore Bearers.
6. The Cnidaria.
7. Bryozoa.
8. Brachiopoda.
9. Mollusca.
10. Anthropoda.
11. Echinodermata.
12. Graptolites and Other Hemichordates.
13. Conodonts.