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Life in Amber / George O. Poinar.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Poinar, George O., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (368 p.) : illus
- Place of Publication:
- Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2022]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Surveys all life forms, from microbes to vertebrates and plants, that have been reported from amber deposits throughout the world, beginning with the earliest pieces dating from 300 million years ago. Also covers the formation of amber and details of world amber deposits; how to determine fake amber containing present- day forms of life; and what amber fossils can tell us about evolution and speciation, cellular preservation, and paleosymbiosis. Includes eight pages of color plates. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- Tables
- CHAPTER ONE Amber and Its Formation
- Copal and Amber: Definitions and Characteristics
- Formation of Co pal and Amber
- CHAPTER TWO The World's Amber Deposits: Location) Age) and Source
- Tertiary Amber
- Cretaceous Amber
- Copal Deposits
- CHAPTER THREE Major Collections of Fossiliferous Amber
- CHAPTER FOUR Biological Inclusions in Amber
- Kingdom Monera (Bacteria)
- Kingdom Protista (Algae and Slime Molds)
- Kingdom Fungi
- Kingdom Plantae (Plants)
- Kingdom Animalia: Protozoa to Myriapoda
- Kingdom Animalia: Arthropoda: Hexapoda (Insects and Related Arthropod Groups)
- Kingdom Animalia: Arthropoda: Arachnida
- Kingdom Animalia: Vertebrata
- CHAPTER FIVE Paleosymbiosis
- Commensalism
- Mutualism
- Parasitism and Disease
- CHAPTER SIX Implications for Biological Science
- Evolution and Extinction
- Biogeography
- Reconstructing Ancient Landscapes
- Tissue Preservation
- Conclusions and Prospects
- Appendices
- APPENDIX A Arthropod Classes, Orders, and Families Reported from Mexican Amber
- APPENDIX B Arthropod Classes) Orders) and Families Reported from Dominican Amber
- References Cited
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 31. Jan 2022)
- ISBN:
- 1-5036-2354-8
- OCLC:
- 1294426208
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