Evolution of Fossil Ecosystems

This book, widely praised for its coverage and approach in describing and illustrating 14 well known fossil sites from around the world, is now full updated with 6 new chapters and many new colour illustrations. A beautifully illustrated study of fossil sites from different periods providing a picture of the evolution of ecosystems down the ages. Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1 Ediacara; Chapter 2 The Burgess Shale; Chapter 3 Chengjiang; Chapter 4 The Soom Shale; Chapter 5 The Herefordshire Nodules; Chapter 6 The Hunsrück Slate; Chapter 7 The Rhynie Chert; Chapter 8 Mazon Creek; Chapter 9 Karoo; Chapter 10 Grès à Voltzia; Chapter 11 The Holzmaden Shale; Chapter 12 The Morrison Formation; Chapter 13 The Solnhofen Limestone; Chapter 14 The Jehol Group; Chapter 15 El Montsec and Las Hoyas; Chapter 16 The Santana and Crato Formations; Chapter 17 Grube Messel Chapter 18 The White River GroupChapter 19 Baltic Amber; Chapter 20 Rancho La Brea; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z