A Concise Dictionary of Paleontology: Second Edition / Edition 2

by Robert L. Carlton

Overview

This new and significantly updated authored dictionary is a unique glossary of paleontological terms, taxa, localities, and concepts. It focuses primarily on identifying the most significant groups of fossil animals and plants in relation to their evolution and phylogeny. It also focuses on mass extinctions, on taxa that are problematic in some significant way, on the principal fossil-Lagerstätten of the world, and on historical turning points marked by index fossils. Although there are many current resources on the subject, none contains an accurate representation of the paleontological lexicon. Although well aware that the fast-changing field of paleontology will always defy any attempt at complete description, the author has attempted to provide an accurate and comprehensive set of about 4,000 entries that will be useful to professionals as well as to general readers of scientific literature without a background in paleontology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030255855
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	10/19/2019
Edition description:	2nd ed. 2019
Pages:	469
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Robert L. Carlton ([e-mail]) is a writer, editor, and teacher with professional experience in the humanities and history, and with knowledge of scientific and technical terms and usage in geology, biology, and paleontology. Before retiring in 2013, he taught literature, humanities and history at several four-year and two-year colleges, and wrote the oceanography and paleontology entries for the Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology, published in 1994. He is a member of several professional societies including the Paleontological Society, the Northwest Paleontological Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Table of Contents

Chapter1. A.- Chapter2. B.- Chapter3. C.- Chapter4. D.- Chapter5. E.- Chapter6. F.- Chapter7. G. Chapter8. H.- Chapter9. I.- Chapter10. J.- Chapter11. K.- Chapter12. L.- Chapter 13. M.- Chapter 14. N.- Chapter15. O.- Chapter16. P.- Chapter17. Q.- Chapter18. R.- Chapter19. S.- Chapter20. T.- Chapter21. U.- Chapter22. V.- Chapter23. W.- Chapter24. X.- Chapter25. Y. Chapter26. Z.