TY - GEN AU - Selden, Paul A. AU - Nudds, John R. TI - Evolution of fossil ecosystems SN - 9781840761603 U1 - 560.45 23 PY - 2012/// CY - London PB - Manson KW - Evolutionary paleoecology. KW - Fossils KW - North America. KW - Shale. KW - Paleontological excavations N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter 1 Ediacara; Chapter 2 The Burgess Shale; Chapter 3 Chengjiang; Chapter 4 The Soom Shale; Chapter 5 The Herefordshire Nodules; Chapter 6 The Hunsrück Slate; Chapter 7 The Rhynie Chert; Chapter 8 Mazon Creek; Chapter 9 Karoo; Chapter 10 Gres a Voltzia; Chapter 11 The Holzmaden Shale; Chapter 12 The Morrison Formation; Chapter 13 The Solnhofen Limestone; Chapter 14 The Jehol Group; Chapter 15 El Montsec and Las Hoyas; Chapter 16 The Santana and Crato Formations; Chapter 17 Grube Messel; Chapter 18 The White River Group; Chapter 19 Baltic Amber; Chapter 20 Rancho La Brea; References; Index N2 - This book, widely praised for its coverage and approach in describing and illustrating 14 well known fossil sites from around the world, is now full updated with 6 new chapters and many new colour illustrations. A beautifully illustrated study of fossil sites from different periods providing a picture of the evolution of ecosystems down the ages ER -