{"product_id":"fossil-ecosystems-of-north-america-a-guide-to-the-sites-and-their-extraordinary-biotas-9781840760880","title":"Fossil Ecosystems of North America: A Guide to the Sites and their Extraordinary Biotas","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Paul Selden\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Manson Publishing Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Earth Sciences - Geology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost major recent advances in understanding the history of life on Earth have been through the study of exceptionally well preserved biotas (Fossil-Lagerst tten). These are windows on the history of life on Earth and can provide a fairly complete picture of the evolution of ecosystems through time. This book follows the success of Evolution of Fossil Ecosystems by the same authors which covered Fossil-Lagerst tten around the world. The success of the first book prompted this new book which draws on four localities from the original book and adds another ten, all located in North America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing an introduction to Fossil-Lagerst tten, each chapter deals with a single fossil locality. Each chapter contains a brief introduction placing the Lagerst tte in an evolutionary context; there then follows a history of study of the locality; the background sedimentology, stratigraphy and palaeoenvironment; a description of the biota; discussion of the palaeoecology, and a comparison with other Lagerst tten of a similar age and\/or environment. At the end of the book is an Appendix listing museums in which to see exhibitions of fossils from each locality and suggestions for visiting the sites.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manson Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46931857834135,"sku":"9781840760880","price":3722.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781840760880.webp?v=1771616679","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/fossil-ecosystems-of-north-america-a-guide-to-the-sites-and-their-extraordinary-biotas-9781840760880","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}