Readings for Geology 331, Paleontology

 

 

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.

 

Nash, M. 1995.  When life exploded.  Time Magazine, Dec. 4, p. 66-74.

 

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.