Fossil Spiders

Author : David Penney
Publisher : Siri Scientific Press
ISBN 13 : 0955863651
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fossil Spiders written by David Penney and published by Siri Scientific Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compared to insects, fossil spiders have received only scant attention in the literature. Previously, the only works available were numerous scientific papers, many published in foreign languages. Most of these are basic descriptive taxonomic works, with very few considering broader biological concepts. Despite a significant increase in the discovery and description of fossil spiders within the last quarter Century this void remained unfilled. Thus, this short monograph aims to achieve several objectives. Firstly, to provide general and up to date background information on the overall importance and diversity of fossils spiders, including an indication of those groups for which the taxonomy is spurious and in need of reassessment. Secondly, to discuss the techniques available for working with fossil spiders and some of the problems encountered by palaeoarachnologists, including bias and limitations of the spider fossil record. Thirdly, the overall evolutionary history of spiders is summarized in the form of an evolutionary tree, which is subsequently used to address key issues of broad interest, such as origins, diversifications and extinctions, including the effects of mass extinctions and predator-prey co-radiations. Finally, the contribution that fossil data can make to understanding the past and present biogeography of the order is considered. This book should be of interest to both amateur and professional arachnologists and palaeontologists and will also serve as a general palaeontological reference work for neonologists studying extant spiders.

Author : Jason A. Dunlop
Publisher : Siri Scientific Press
ISBN 13 : 0956779549
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fossil Arachnids written by Jason A. Dunlop and published by Siri Scientific Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fossil arachnids date back more than 400 million years to the Silurian period, making them one of the first animal groups to appear in terrestrial ecosystems. This book provides information on what the arachnids are and their relationships to one another.

Author : David Penney
Publisher : Siri Scientific Press
ISBN 13 : 0955863600
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dominican Amber Spiders written by David Penney and published by Siri Scientific Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : DAVID. PENNEY
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ISBN 13 : 9781838152819
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Download or read book FOSSIL SPIDERS IN BALTIC AMBER written by DAVID. PENNEY and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry Christopher McCook
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Spiders and Their Spinningwork written by Henry Christopher McCook and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry Christopher McCook (D.D.)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
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Download or read book American Spiders and Their Spinning-work written by Henry Christopher McCook (D.D.) and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry Christopher McCook
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 510 pages
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Download or read book American Spiders and Their Spinning Work: Motherhood and babyhood: lifeand death written by Henry Christopher McCook and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Penney
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ISBN 13 : 0957453019
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spider Research in the 21st Century written by David Penney and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The result is a great increase in multi-disciplinary research and novel avenues incorporating spiders as model organisms.

Author : Samuel Hubbard Scudder
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Classed and Annotated Bibliography of Fossil Insects written by Samuel Hubbard Scudder and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Penney
Publisher : Siri Scientific Press
ISBN 13 : 095745306X
Total Pages : 225 pages
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Download or read book Fossil Insects written by David Penney and published by Siri Scientific Press. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Palaeoentomology represents the interface between two huge scientific disciplines: palaeontology – the study of fossils, and entomology – the study of insects. However, fossils rarely feature extensively in books on insects, and likewise, insects rarely feature in books about fossils. Similarly, college or university palaeontology courses rarely have an entomological component and entomology courses do not usually consider the fossil record of insects in any detail. This is not due to a lack of insect fossils. The fossil record of insects is incredibly diverse in terms of taxonomic scope, age range (Devonian to Recent), mode of preservation (amber and rock) and geographical distribution (fossil insects have been recorded from all continents, including Antarctica). In this book the authors aim to help bridge the palaeontology–entomology gap by providing a broadly accessible introduction to some of the best preserved fossil insects from a wide range of deposits from around the globe, many of which are beautifully illustrated by colour photographs. Also covered are insect behaviour and ecology in the fossil record, sub-fossil insects, trace fossils and insect species longevity. Just as insects are useful as ecological indicators today, the same can be expected to be true of the past. Such applications of the insect fossil record are briefly discussed. It is hoped that this book will encourage a few future researchers to enter the fascinating realm of palaeoentomology and to this end there is a section on how to become a palaeoentomologist. However, it is aimed at a much broader audience – those with an interest in fossils and/or insects in general, who will no doubt marvel at the diversity and excellent preservation of the fossils illustrated.