The Fossils of the Hunsrück Slate: Marine Life in the Devonian (Cambridge Paleobiology Series, Series Number 3) - Hardcover

Bartels, Christoph; Briggs, Derek E. G.; Brassel, G|nther

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521441900 ISBN 13: 9780521441902

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1998

Synopsis

This beautifully illustrated book describes one of the most famous fossil deposits known: the Hunsrück Slate of Germany. These spectacular fossils, in which not just the hard parts but also the soft-tissues of the animals are preserved in pyrite in many cases, provide the most complete record available of life in the Devonian seas. First published in 1998, the book provides a comprehensive account of these remarkable fossils. It is written in an accessible style, and is extensively illustrated with photographs and X-radiographs of many of the finest specimens. The book reviews the different plant and animal groups, and includes a complete taxonomic list and comprehensive bibliography. It will be of most value to researchers and graduate students in palaeontology, geology and evolutionary biology, but it will also be of interest to amateur collectors and natural historians.

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Book Description

This beautifully illustrated book describes one of the most famous fossil deposits known. These fossils provide the most complete record available of life in the Devonian seas. Researchers and graduate students in palaeontology, geology and evolutionary biology will find this book valuable as well as amateur collectors and natural historians.

Review

..".a feast for the eyes...The pictures of the fossils speak for themselves. Where else can one find Paleozoic athropods with their delicate ventral appendages as clearly exposed as those one might see on a modern isopod...or long-extinct placoderm fish with every single scale still in place?....This book will reward all who are interested in the anatomical evolution and ecology of ancient organisms, whether they be professionals or amateurs." Historical Biology

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521441900
• ISBN 13: 9780521441902
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 323