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by: Hans Hess, William I. Ausich, Carlton E. Brett, Michael J. Simms
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 560
EAN: 9780521524407
ISBN: 0521524407
Label: Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 292
Publication Date: January 13, 2003
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Sales Rank: 551790
Studio: Cambridge University Press
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Crinoids have graced the oceans for more than 500 million years. Among the most attractive fossils, crinoids had a key role in the ecology of marine communities through much of the fossil record, and their remains are prominent rock forming constituents of many limestones. This is the first comprehensive volume to bring together their form and function, classification, evolutionary history, occurrence, preservation and ecology. The main part of the book is devoted to assemblages of intact fossil crinoids, which are described in their geological setting in twenty-three chapters ranging from the Ordovician to the Tertiary. The final chapter deals with living sea lilies and feather stars. The volume is exquisitely illustrated with abundant photographs and line drawings of crinoids from sites around the world. This authoritative account recreates a fascinating picture of fossil crinoids for paleontologists, geologists, evolutionary and marine biologists, ecologists and amateur fossil collectors.
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Rating:  - Fossil Crinoids
"Fossil Crinoids" written by Hans Hess, William I. Ausich, Carlton E. Brett, and Michael J. Simms is a wonderfully appointed book all about crinoids from 500 million years age and a last chapter on todays crinoids.
"Fossil Crinoinds" is a very good text for the casual collector of fossils and for the paleontologist with paleoecology and paleozoology stongly associated. "Fossil Crinoids" is divided into two sections. The first, is a general part with Crinoid form and function, with ... Read More
Rating:  - Wow - if you ever wanted to know about crinoids ...
I recently bought a plate of fossil crinoids and wanted to identify them. This book has been helpful but not perfect for the task. What the book did do is allow me to come to a radically deeper understanding of what I was looking at (which is what I really wanted). Great diagrams and photos! Magnificent clear explanation! If you have any interest in these funny little animals buy this book.
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