Atlas of Taphonomic Identifications

1001+ Images of Fossil and Recent Mammal Bone Modification

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Earth Sciences, Palaeontology, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Archaeology
Cover of the book Atlas of Taphonomic Identifications by Peter Andrews, Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo, Springer Netherlands
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Peter Andrews, Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo ISBN: 9789401774321
Publisher: Springer Netherlands Publication: July 28, 2016
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author: Peter Andrews, Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo
ISBN: 9789401774321
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication: July 28, 2016
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

The aim of the atlas is to provide images of taphonomic modifications, making it as comprehensive as possible with evidence presently available. This volume is intended both as a field guide for identifying taphonomic modifications in the field, and for use in the laboratory when collections of fossils are being analyzed. Images in the book are a combination of scanning electron micrographs, regular photographs, cross-sections of bones and line drawings and graphs. By providing good quality illustrations of taphonomic modifications, with links between similar types of modification, the atlas provides a reference source for identifying the agents responsible for the modifications, the processes by which they were formed, and the potential bias introduced by the processes.

The authors also aim to emphasize on the directions they consider taphonomic studies should be headed.  Firstly, we should seek to quantify the degree of bias introduced into a fossil fauna and to take account of this bias before interpreting the palaeoecology of the fossil site. Secondly, we should recognize that taphonomic modifications increase the information encoded in fossils by identifying perimortem and postmortem context

s. This provides a more dynamic and realistic view of the past.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The aim of the atlas is to provide images of taphonomic modifications, making it as comprehensive as possible with evidence presently available. This volume is intended both as a field guide for identifying taphonomic modifications in the field, and for use in the laboratory when collections of fossils are being analyzed. Images in the book are a combination of scanning electron micrographs, regular photographs, cross-sections of bones and line drawings and graphs. By providing good quality illustrations of taphonomic modifications, with links between similar types of modification, the atlas provides a reference source for identifying the agents responsible for the modifications, the processes by which they were formed, and the potential bias introduced by the processes.

The authors also aim to emphasize on the directions they consider taphonomic studies should be headed.  Firstly, we should seek to quantify the degree of bias introduced into a fossil fauna and to take account of this bias before interpreting the palaeoecology of the fossil site. Secondly, we should recognize that taphonomic modifications increase the information encoded in fossils by identifying perimortem and postmortem context

s. This provides a more dynamic and realistic view of the past.

More books from Springer Netherlands

Cover of the book Radio Recombination Lines by Peter Andrews, Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo
Cover of the book Human and Nature Minding Automation by Peter Andrews, Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo
Cover of the book Natural Gas Hydrate by Peter Andrews, Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo
Cover of the book Teratology in the Twentieth Century Plus Ten by Peter Andrews, Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo
Cover of the book Earthquake and Atmospheric Hazards by Peter Andrews, Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo
Cover of the book Community Law in the French Courts by Peter Andrews, Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo
Cover of the book Epistemic Fluency and Professional Education by Peter Andrews, Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo
Cover of the book Initiatives in Logic by Peter Andrews, Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo
Cover of the book Geomagnetic Observations and Models by Peter Andrews, Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo
Cover of the book Instrumental Insemination by Peter Andrews, Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo
Cover of the book Introduction to Aristotle’s Theory of Being as Being by Peter Andrews, Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo
Cover of the book An Introduction to Swedish Law by Peter Andrews, Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo
Cover of the book Meta-Analysis in Environmental Economics by Peter Andrews, Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo
Cover of the book The Soils of Mexico by Peter Andrews, Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo
Cover of the book Nonstandard Analysis for the Working Mathematician by Peter Andrews, Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy