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Life History of a Fossil: An Introduction to Taphonomy and Paleoecology

paperback – January 1, 1993
by Shipman, Pat
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ISBN-13: 9780674530867 ISBN-10: 0674530861
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Binding
paperback
Published
January 1, 1993
Weight
0.9 lbs
Dimensions
24.10×1.90×16.50 cm

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Life History of a Fossil: An Introduction to Taphonomy and Paleoecology by Shipman, Pat. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780674530867.

Pat Shipman sets forth the taphonomic methods of analyzing how animal remains are acted upon and altered, both by biological and by geographic phenomena, in their passage from the biosphere of bones and carcass into the lithosphere of fossils. She explains the role of disease, predation, accidents, postmortem destruction, and transport in the life history of a fossil, and provides an introduction to the relevant geological concepts and to faunal analysis.