This 1985 book examines the origin of the present diversity of marine invertebrate animals. A brief review of the early stages in the history of life discusses the time-scale of the relevant geological periods alongside corresponding events in the evolutionary sequence. These views of the early history of life are then matched against the fossil record and conjectures drawn from the living fauna, enabling the author to attempt an overview of the early diversification of marine animal life. Transitions to the succeeding assemblages of shellbearing fossils in Palaeozoic rocks are discussed and a number of stratigraphic adjustments are suggested for the period in which evolutionary events had their greatest impact on oceans and marine rock strata. The need for an interdisciplinary approach to early evolution is emphasized.

The Dawn of Animal Life: A Biohistorical Study (Cambridge Earth Science Series)

Science & Math

Glaessner, Martin F.

Biological Sciences

Cambridge University Press

<p>This 1985 book examines the origin of the present diversity of marine invertebrate animals. A brief review of the early stages in the history of life discusses the time-scale of the relevant geological periods alongside corresponding events in the evolutionary sequence. These views of the early history of life are then matched against the fossil record and conjectures drawn from the living fauna, enabling the author to attempt an overview of the early diversification of marine animal life. Transitions to the succeeding assemblages of shellbearing fossils in Palaeozoic rocks are discussed and a number of stratigraphic adjustments are suggested for the period in which evolutionary events had their greatest impact on oceans and marine rock strata. The need for an interdisciplinary approach to early evolution is emphasized.</p>

<p>388p large format paperback, brown card cover, gilt lettering, many plates, folding maps, very good indeed, fresh clean copy</p>

Contributions to the geologic time scale: Papers given at the Geological Time Scale Symposium 106.6, 25th International Geological Congress, Sydney, Australia, August 1976 (Studies in geology ; no. 6)

Cohee, George Vincent

Hedberg, Hollis Dow

American Association Of Petroleum Geologists

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The Dawn of Animal Life: A Biohistorical Study (Cambridge Earth Science Series)

The Dawn of Animal Life: A Biohistorical Study (Cambridge Earth Science Series)

Contributions to the geologic time scale: Papers given at the Geological Time Scale Symposium 106.6, 25th International Geological Congress, Sydney, Australia, August 1976 (Studies in geology ; no. 6)