Readings for Geology 331, Paleontology

 

Haywood, A. and M. Williams. 2005. The climate of the future: clues from three million years ago. Geology Today, v. 21, p. 138-143.

 

Hedberg, H.D. and A. Salvador (eds.).  1994.  International Stratigraphic Guide.  International Union of Geological Sciences and the Geological Society of America.  Ch.7, Biostratigraphic Units, p. 53-67.

 

Kidwell, S. and J. J. Sepkoski.  1999.  The nature of the fossil record, p. 61-76. In: J. Scotchmoor and D.A. Springer (eds.), Evolution, Investigating the Evidence. Paleontological Society, Special Publication, Volume 9.

 

Lucas, S.G.  2000.  Dinosaurs, The Textbook, 3rd edition.  McGraw Hill.  Ch. 12: Dinosaur Biology and Behavior, p. 181-195;

Ch. 13: Hot-Blooded Dinosaurs?, p. 197-214.

 

Prothero, D.R.  2004.  Chapter 18: Fossilized Behavior, Trace Fossils, p. 418-433.

 

Sepkoski, J.J., Jr.  2001.  Mass extinctions, concept of.  Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Volume 4, p. 97-110.

 

Shubin, N. 2008.Your Inner Fish. Pantheon Books, NY. Chapter 1, Finding Your Inner Fish.

 

Shubin, N. 2008.Your Inner Fish. Pantheon Books, NY. Chapter 2, Getting a Grip