Benton, M. J. <br/><br/>
Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record / 
by Michael J. Benton, David A.T. Harper. 
 - Chichester, UK ;  Hoboken, NJ :  Wiley-Blackwell,  2009. 
 - xii, 592 p. :  ill., maps ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Paleontology as a science -- Fossils in time and space -- Taphonomy and quality of the fossil record -- Paleoecology and paleoclimates -- Macroevolution and the tree of life -- Fossil form and function -- Mass extinctions and biodiversity loss -- The origin of life -- Protists -- Origin of the metazoans -- The basal metazoans -- Spiralians I -- Spiralians 2 -- Ecdysozoa -- Deuterostomes echinoderms and hemichordates -- Fishes and basal tetrapods -- Dinosaurs and mammals -- Fossil plants -- Trace fossils -- Diversification of life. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781405141574 (pbk.) 1405141573 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008015534 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Evolutionary paleobiology.<br/>Paleobiology.<br/>Paleontology.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>560  / BEN/I