Palaeontology Books

New and Published Books

1. Echinoderms in a Changing World

   Proceedings of the 13th International Echinoderm Conference, January 5-9 2009, University of Tasmania, Hobart Tasmania, Australia

   Edited by Craig Johnson

   Echinoderms are an ancient and diverse group of marine animals with a rich fossil record. They occur abundantly in all modern oceans and at all depths, where they contribute importantly to patterns in biodiversity and to the structure and functioning of marine systems. It is therefore vital...

   Published October 29th 2012 by CRC Press
2. Holocene Palaeoenvironmental History of the Central Sahara

   Palaeoecology of Africa Vol. 29, An International Yearbook of Landscape Evolution and Palaeoenvironments

   Edited by Roland Baumhauer, Jürgen Runge

   Series: Palaeoecology of Africa

   The environmental setting within the Central Sahara was subject to considerable changes during Late Quaternary, mainly driven by major global climate variations, although human impact increased constantly since Early Holocene. Such global events can be reconstructed with the help of reliefs,...

   Published February 26th 2009 by CRC Press
3. Dynamics of Forest Ecosystems in Central Africa During the Holocene: Past – Present – Future

   Palaeoecology of Africa, An International Yearbook of Landscape Evolution and Palaeoenvironments, Volume 28

   Edited by J. Runge

   Series: Palaeoecology of Africa

   This book consists of scientific papers resulting from an international workshop: ‘Environmental and Cultural Change in West- and Central Africa’ organized by the German Research Foundation (DFG) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, March 2006. Problems of Holocene and Late Pleistocene modifications of the rain...

   Published October 3rd 2007 by Taylor & Francis
4. Antarctic Peninsula & Tierra del Fuego: 100 years of Swedish-Argentine scientific cooperation at the end of the world

   Proceedings of "Otto Nordensjold's Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1903 and Swedish Scientists in Patagonia: A Symposium", Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 2-7, 2003

   Edited by Jorge Rabassa, Maria Laura Borla

   This symposium, held in Argentina in March 2003, commemorates Otto Nordenskjöld’s 1901 expedition, and pays tribute to the Swedish and Argentinian explorers who took on the challenge of early fieldwork in Patagonia and Antarctica. This theme is extended to include recent fieldwork in the natural...

   Published November 22nd 2006 by Taylor & Francis
5. Modern Quaternary Research in Southeast Asia, Volume 17

   Quaternary Research In Indonesia

   By Susan G. Keates, Juliette M. Pasveer

   Written for researchers, university lecturers and advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in all fields of archaeological and anthropological study, this collection features new research from different excavation sites around Indonesia together with pioneering expert analysis....

   Published April 14th 2004 by Taylor & Francis
6. Palaeohistoria 39,40 (1997-1998)

   Institute of Archaeology, Groningen, the Netherlands

   By University of Groningen, Netherlands The Biological-Archaeological Institute

   This annual covers excavation reports and analytical studies on archaeology, palaeobotany and archaeozoology. Topics covered include the Allerod vegetation of southeastern Friesland, Bronze Age metal and amber in the Netherlands, the origins of plums and much more....

   Published December 31st 1999 by Taylor & Francis
7. The Great Ice Age

   Climate Change and Life

   By J.A. Chapman, S.A. all at The Open University Drury, R.C.L. Wilson

   The Great Ice Age documents and explains the natural climatic and palaeoecologic changes that have occurred during the past 2.6 million years, outlining the emergence and global impact of our species during this period. Exploring a wide range of records of climate change, the authors demonstrate...

   Published November 10th 1999 by Routledge
8. Quaternary of South America and Antarctic Peninsula

   Edited by Jorge Rabassa, Monica Salemme

   This volume of quaternary vertebrate palaeontology in southern South America contains a range of topics from quaternary vertebrate palaeontology in Argentina and biostratigraphy and chronological scale of uppermost Cenozoic in the Pampean area to taxonomy, palaeoecology and palaeoenvironments....

   Published December 31st 1998 by Taylor & Francis
9. Quaternary of South America and Antarctica Peninsula 1998

   Edited by Jorge Rabassa, Monica Salemme

   This text deals with certain geological aspects of the extreme geographical locations of South America and the Antarctic Peninsula. Topics include: Brazil - geology and vertebrate paleontology; pleistocene wave-built terraces of Northern Rio de Janeiro state; and holocene coastal evolution....

   Published December 31st 1997 by Taylor & Francis
10. Quaternary of South America and Antarctic Peninsula

    Edited by Jorge Rabassa, Monica Salemme

    This volume on the Quaternary period of South America and the Antarctic Peninsular emphasizes the palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic approaches. It is intended to help correlate South American environmental events and endogenous episodes with equivalents in other parts of the world....

    Published December 31st 1994 by Taylor & Francis