Palaeobiology IIISBN: 978-0-632-05149-6
Paperback
600 pages
March 2001, Wiley-Blackwell
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Part I: Major Events in the History of Life:.
1. Early Life.
2. The Cambrian Radiation.
3. Palaeozoic Events.
4. Mesozoic Events.
5. Cenozoic Events.
Part II: The Evolutionary Process and the Fossil Record:.
6. Species Evolution.
7. Evolution of Form.
8. Macroevolution.
9. Patterns of Diversity.
Part III: Taphonomy:.
10. Fossilized Materials.
11. Fossilization Processes.
12. Preservation in Different Ecological Settings.
13. Lagerstatten.
Part IV: Palaeoecology:.
14. Fossils as Living Organisms.
15. Ancient Communities.
16. Fossils as Environmental Indicators.
Part V: Systematics, Phylogeny and Stratigraphy:.
17. Morphology and Taxonomy.
18. Calibrating Diversity.
19. Reconstructing Phylogeny.
20. Fossils in Stratigraphy.