The Anatomy of Mountain Ranges. by Schaer, Jean-Paul

“…Princeton series in geology and paleontology.…”
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The ocean of truth : a personal history of global tectonics by Menard, Henry W. (Henry William), 1920-1986

“…Princeton series in geology and paleontology.…”
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Thin on the ground : Neandertal biology, archeology and ecology by Churchill, Steven Emilio

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Chinese fossil vertebrates by Lucas, Spencer G.

Table of Contents: “…History of vertebrate paleontological studies -- Cambrian-Silurian -- Devonian -- Carboniferous -- Permian -- Triassic -- Jurassic -- Cretaceous -- Paleogene -- Miocene-Pliocene -- Pleistocene.…”
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On Her Own Terms : Annie Montague Alexander and the Rise of Science in the American West. by Stein, Barbara R.

Table of Contents: “…Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Samuel Alexander and Henry Baldwin; Chapter 2: Life in Oakland; Chapter 3: A Passion for Paleontology; Chapter 4: Africa, 1904; Chapter 5: Meeting C. …”
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How vertebrates left the water by Laurin, Michel

Table of Contents: “…Conquest of land and the first returns to the aquatic environment -- Why come onto land? -- Modern paleontology and the "Indiana Jones" stereotype.…”
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How vertebrates left the water by Laurin, Michel

Table of Contents: “…Conquest of land and the first returns to the aquatic environment -- Why come onto land? -- Modern paleontology and the "Indiana Jones" stereotype.…”
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Unfinished Synthesis : Biological Hierarchies and Modern Evolutionary Thought. by Eldredge, Niles

Table of Contents: “…Contents; Chapter 1 Approaching Complexity: Thinking About Evolution; Chapter 2 Genes and the Evolutionary Synthesis; Chapter 3 Systematics, Paleontology, and the Modern Synthesis; Chapter 4 The Structure and Content of the Modern Synthesis; Chapter 5 Toward Hierarchy: Trends and Tensions in Evolutionary Theory; Chapter 6 The Evolutionary Hierarchies; Chapter 7 Hierarchic Interactions: The Evolutionary Process; References; Index.…”
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Megafauna : giant beasts of Pleistocene South America

Table of Contents: “…Paleontology and science : what is science? -- Distinguished paleomammalogists -- Geological and ecological history of South America during the Cenozoic era -- North American late Cenozoic faunas -- The Great American Biotic Interchange and Pleistocene habitats in South America -- Bestiary -- Physics of the giants -- General paleoecology -- Extinction.…”
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Embryos in Deep Time : the Rock Record of Biological Development by Sánchez-Villagra, Marcelo R.

Table of Contents: “…Fossils, ontogeny, and phylogeny -- Evo-devo, plasticity, and modules -- Fossilized vertebrate ontogenies -- Bones and teeth under the microscope -- Proportions, growth, and taxonomy -- Growth and diversification patterns -- Fossils and developmental genetics -- "Missing links" and the evolution of development -- Mammalian and human development -- On trilobites, shells, and bugs -- Epilogue : is there a moral to developmental paleontology?…”
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Embryos in Deep Time : the Rock Record of Biological Development by Sánchez-Villagra, Marcelo R.

Table of Contents: “…Fossils, ontogeny, and phylogeny -- Evo-devo, plasticity, and modules -- Fossilized vertebrate ontogenies -- Bones and teeth under the microscope -- Proportions, growth, and taxonomy -- Growth and diversification patterns -- Fossils and developmental genetics -- "Missing links" and the evolution of development -- Mammalian and human development -- On trilobites, shells, and bugs -- Epilogue : is there a moral to developmental paleontology?…”
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Creationism's Trojan horse : the wedge of intelligent design by Forrest, Barbara, 1952-

Table of Contents: “…Searching for the Science; 4. Paleontology Lite and Copernican Discoveries; 5. A Conspiracy Hunter and a Newton; 6. …”
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Borderland : essays from the US-Canadian divide by Fisher, Bruce, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Old notions : Democracy, equality, commonality -- The other shore -- The idea of the city -- Flags -- Choosing icons : the Piarists, Slawinski, and Wright -- The slave Daniel -- Geology : The stream -- Paleontology : the protector -- Obama's election -- The allure of what's ancient : tree of life -- Hunting the enemy -- The ambiguities -- Hates -- Ties -- Embracing civilization, fighting savagery -- Contests ; Sculls -- The sports -- The next season : Being cold in Buffalo -- Christmas morning -- Christmas night.…”
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Living Dinosaurs : the Evolutionary History of Modern Birds. by Dyke, Gareth

Table of Contents: “…-- 3 Pre-modern Birds: Avian Divergences in the Mesozoic -- Part 2: The Contribution of Paleontology to Ornithology: the Diversity of Modern Birds: Fossils and the Avian Tree of Life…”
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The quest for the origins of Vedic culture : the Indo-Aryan migration debate by Bryant, Edwin F. (Edwin Francis), 1957-

Table of Contents: “…. -- Linguistic substrata in Sanskrit texts. -- Linguistic paleontology. -- Linguistic evidence from outside India. -- The viability of a South Asian homeland. -- The Indus Valley civilization. -- Aryans in the archaeological records: the evidence outside the subcontinent. -- Aryans in the archaeological records: the evidence inside the subcontinent. -- The date of the Veda. -- Aryan origins and modern nationalist discourse.…”
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Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha, Loricifera. by Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas

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Echoes of life : what fossil molecules reveal about earth history by Gaines, Susan M., Eglinton, G. (Geoffrey), Rullkötter, J.

Table of Contents: “…Molecular informants: a changing perspective of organic chemistry -- Looking to the rocks: molecular clues to the origin of life -- From the moon to Mars: the search for extraterrestrial life -- Black gold: an alchemist's guide to petroleum -- Deep sea mud: biomarker clues to ancient climates -- More molecules, more mud and the isotopic dimension: ancient environments revealed -- Microbiologists (finally) climb on board -- Weird molecules, inconceivable microbes, and unlikely environmental proxies: marine ecology revised -- Molecular paleontology and biochemical evolution -- Early life revisited -- Thinking molecularly, anything goes: from mummies to oil spills, doubts to new directions.…”
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Eternal ephemera : adaptation and the origin of species, from the nineteenth century through punctuated equilibria and beyond by Eldredge, Niles

Table of Contents: “…Punctuated equilibria : speciation and stasis in paleontology, 1968- ; 6. Speciation and adaptation : large-scale patterns in the evolution of life, 1972-…”
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The evolution of language by Fitch, W. Tecumseh

Table of Contents: “…Meet the ancestors ; The LCA : our last common ancestor with chimpanzees ; Hominid paleontology and archaeology -- The evolution of speech. …”
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Government in science : the U.S. Geological Survey, 1867--1894 by Manning, Thomas G.

Table of Contents: “…Research in geology and paleontology -- Ch. 5. Advancement in topography: the national map -- Ch. 6. …”
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Physical Techniques in the Study of Art, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage.

Table of Contents: “…Synchrotron Imaging for Archaeology, Art History, Conservation and Paleontology (L. Bertrand) -- Chapter 3. Holistic Modeling of Gas and Aerosol Deposition and the Degradation of Cultural Objects (I.S. …”
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Stephen Jay Gould : reflections on his view of life

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Divine machines : Leibniz and the sciences of life by Smith, Justin E. H.

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Theodore E. White and the Development of Zooarchaeology in North America. by Lyman, R. Lee

Table of Contents: “…White's Contributions to Paleontology; 4. The Emergence of North American Zooarchaeology; 5. …”
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Behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum

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Fossilization Understanding the Material Nature of Ancient Plants and Animals

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Chemicals and methods for conservation and restoration : paintings, textiles, fossils, wood, stones, metals, and glass by Fink, Johannes Karl

Table of Contents: “…Title page; Copyright page; Preface; Chapter 1: Paintings; 1.1 Cleaning; 1.2 Varnishes; 1.3 Methods and Materials for Conservation; 1.4 Analysis and Analytical Methods; 1.5 Forgeries; References; Chapter 2: Textiles; 2.1 Textile Colors; 2.2 Textiles from Various Locations; 2.3 Processing Methods; References; Chapter 3: Archaeological Wood; 3.1 Analysis Methods; 3.2 Materials for Conservation; 3.3 Degradation; 3.4 Special Properties; References; Chapter 4: Fossils; 4.1 Monograph; 4.2 Paleontological Skill and the Role of the Fossil Preparator; 4.3 Analysis Methods; 4.4 Conservation Methods.…”
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Osteology of Deinonychus Antirrhopus, an Unusual Theropod from the Lower Cretaceous of Montana : 50th Anniversary Edition. by Ostrom, John H.

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Sand : the never-ending story by Welland, Michael, 1946-

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Sand : the never-ending story by Welland, Michael, 1946-

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Effects of Past Global Change on Life. by Staff, National Research Council

Table of Contents: “…""Extinction""""Evolutionary Turnover""; ""Delayed Recovery""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Background""; ""1 Oxygen and Proterozoic Evolution: An Update ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE EARLY PROTEROZOIC EON""; ""Geochemical Evidence for Atmospheric Change""; ""Paleontological Evidence for Evolutionary Innovation""; ""Biological Reasons for Linkage""; ""Summary of the Paleoproterozoic Earth""; ""THE END OF THE PROTEROZOIC EON""; ""Paleontological Data""; ""Biological Reasons for Linkage to Environmental Change""; ""Geochemical Data""…”
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Amphibian evolution : the life of early land vertebrates by Schoch, Rainer, 1970-

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Primate dentition : an introduction to the teeth of non human primates by Swindler, Daris Ray

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Buffalo

Table of Contents: “…Bison in Alberta : paleontology, evolution, and relationships with humans / Michael Clayton Wilson -- Blackfoot and buffalo jumps : native people and the Head-Smashed-In project / Jack Brink -- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump : a centre for cultural preservation and understanding / Ed Sponholz -- The Metis and the end of the plains buffalo in Alberta / John Foster -- Buffalo in word and image : from European origins to the art of Clarence Tillenius / I.S. …”
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Histoires de la terre : earth sciences and French culture 1740-1940

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Human diet : its origin and evolution

Table of Contents: “…Rodman -- Hunter-gatherer diets: wild foods signal relief from diseases of affluence / Katharine Milton -- Hominid dietary niches from proxy chemical indicators in fossils: the Swartkrans example / Julia Lee-Thorp -- Paleontological evidence for the diets of African Plio-Pleistocene hominins with special reference to early Homo / Mark F. …”
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The philosophy of zoology before Darwin : a translated and annotated version of the original French text by Edmond Perrier : originally published by Félix Alcan, Paris in 1884 by Perrier, Edmond, 1844-1921

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The Cambridge encyclopedia of Darwin and evolutionary thought by Ruse, Michael

Table of Contents: “…Borrello -- 43. Evolutionary paleontology / David Sepkoski -- 44. Darwin and geography / David N. …”
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Modeling extinction by Newman, M. E. J. (Mark E. J.), Palmer, Richard G.

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Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes : New Translations and Interpretations of the Primary Texts. by Rudwick, Martin J. S.

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