390 - Brachiopods around the Permian-Triassic Boundary of South China

Brachiopods around the Permian-Triassic Boundary of South China (New Records of the Great Dying in South China) by Wei-Hong He (Editor), G. R. Shi (Editor), Ke-Xin Zhang (Editor), Ting-Lu Yang (Editor), Shu-Zhong Shen (Editor), Yang Zhang (Editor)

This timely book documents marvelous brachiopod fossils from the Palaeozoic-Mesozoic transition of South China.

Numerous beautiful pictures and detailed descriptions (specifically the measurements of body size) of brachiopod species are presented. Systematic discussion on the evolution of brachiopod biodiversity and morphological features across the critical interval is not only extremely important for paleontologists to understand the marine ecosystem evolution from the Palaeozoic to the Mesozoic, but also attractive for students who need to know about the end-Permian mass extinction.

The book distinguishes itself from other studies by its detailed study of the taxonomy, biodiversity and paleoecology of Permian-Triassic brachiopods from different palaeogeographic facies, especially from the deep-water environment in South China. The book also offers a unique study of the response of morphological features of brachiopods to palaeoenvironmental changes, providing insights for the process of Permian-Triassic crisis.

2019 | ISBN-10: 9811310408 | ID - 390

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SC - 467 | Patrons of Paleontology

Patrons of Paleontology: How Government Support Shaped a Science by Jane P. Davidson (Author)

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, North American and European governments generously funded the discoveries of such famous paleontologists and geologists as Henry de la Beche, William Buckland, Richard Owen, Thomas Hawkins, Edward Drinker Cope, O. C. Marsh, and Charles W. Gilmore.

In Patrons of Paleontology, Jane Davidson explores the motivation behind this rush to fund exploration, arguing that eagerness to discover strategic resources like coal deposits was further fueled by patrons who had a genuine passion for paleontology and the fascinating creatures that were being unearthed.

These early decades of government support shaped the way the discipline grew, creating practices and enabling discoveries that continue to affect paleontology today.

ISBN: 0253025710 | 2017 | ID: SC - 467

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