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Biopolymers : a molecular paleontology approach / Neal S. Gupta.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Topics in geobiology ; 38.Publication details: New York : Springer, 2014.Description: xxv, 174 p. : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9789400779358
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 572.33 23 G977
Contents:
1. Molecular decay of plant biopolymers -- 2. Distribution of cutan in modern leaves -- 3. Organic preservation of biopolymers in fossil leaves -- 4. Migration of organic molecules from sediment to fossils -- 5. Molecular transformation of plant biopolymers in high P-T conditions -- 6. Lipid incorporation during experimental decay of arthropods -- 7. Molecular preservation of eurypterids -- 8. Transformation of arthropod biopolymers in high P-T conditions -- 9. Molecular preservation in graptolites -- 10. Molecular transformation of bacteria at high P-T conditions -- 11. Preservation of organic fossils at Las Hoyas Formation, Spain.
Summary: This book provides an overview, research compendium and an introduction to the science of molecular paleontology, including literature overview for non-geochemists. Analytical methods employed are included as a part of each chapter that underpin this branch of paleontology and indeed geochemistry. The primary usefulness of this volume is for organic geochemists, molecular palaeontologists, and molecular archeologists. Researchers, graduate students and academics interested in astrobiology from a paleontological perspective may also find this to be valuable.
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Includes bibliographical references.

1. Molecular decay of plant biopolymers --
2. Distribution of cutan in modern leaves --
3. Organic preservation of biopolymers in fossil leaves --
4. Migration of organic molecules from sediment to fossils --
5. Molecular transformation of plant biopolymers in high P-T conditions --
6. Lipid incorporation during experimental decay of arthropods --
7. Molecular preservation of eurypterids --
8. Transformation of arthropod biopolymers in high P-T conditions --
9. Molecular preservation in graptolites --
10. Molecular transformation of bacteria at high P-T conditions --
11. Preservation of organic fossils at Las Hoyas Formation, Spain.

This book provides an overview, research compendium and an introduction to the science of molecular paleontology, including literature overview for non-geochemists. Analytical methods employed are included as a part of each chapter that underpin this branch of paleontology and indeed geochemistry. The primary usefulness of this volume is for organic geochemists, molecular palaeontologists, and molecular archeologists. Researchers, graduate students and academics interested in astrobiology from a paleontological perspective may also find this to be valuable.

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