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FROM A FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE TO A PALEOECOLOGICAL COMMUNITY: Time, Organisms and Environment based on the Kaili Lagerstätte (Cambrian), South China and Coeval Deposits of Exceptional Preservation - Tapa blanda

LIN, JIH-PAI

 
9783639101089: FROM A FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE TO A PALEOECOLOGICAL COMMUNITY: Time, Organisms and Environment based on the Kaili Lagerstätte (Cambrian), South China and Coeval Deposits of Exceptional Preservation
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ISBN 10: 3639101081 ISBN 13: 9783639101089
Editorial: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2008

Sinopsis

The Cambrian Period (542 to 488 Ma) marks the beginning of an abundant fossil record, and the Burgess Shale Biota was the first fully described fossil assemblage that contains a relatively complete picture of a benthic Cambrian community. More Burgess Shale-type (BST) fossil assemblages have been discovered since then and are ready to be utilized to test hypotheses about the ecology of the Cambrian explosion, which is the most important event in the evolution of metazoans. This book focuses on the Kaili Biota (http://hdl.handle.net/1811/24227), an important deposit bridging the stratigraphic gap between Chengjiang Biota and Burgess Shale Biota. It allows us to gain a more complete understanding of the Cambrian life through the window of BST deposits. The book is divided into four parts. Part 1 includes stratigraphic background of Kaili Formation. Part 2 contains discussions on taphonomy. Part 3 provides new observation for Cambrian paleoecology, including animal-substrate relations, spawning habits, teiring community, and faunal succession. Part 4 presents hypotheses on arthropod, echinoderm evolution, and the evolution of biosphere.

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Reseña del editor

The Cambrian Period (542 to 488 Ma) marks the beginning of an abundant fossil record, and the Burgess Shale Biota was the first fully described fossil assemblage that contains a relatively complete picture of a benthic Cambrian community. More Burgess Shale-type (BST) fossil assemblages have been discovered since then and are ready to be utilized to test hypotheses about the ecology of the Cambrian explosion, which is the most important event in the evolution of metazoans. This book focuses on the Kaili Biota (http://hdl.handle.net/1811/24227), an important deposit bridging the stratigraphic gap between Chengjiang Biota and Burgess Shale Biota. It allows us to gain a more complete understanding of the Cambrian life through the window of BST deposits. The book is divided into four parts. Part 1 includes stratigraphic background of Kaili Formation. Part 2 contains discussions on taphonomy. Part 3 provides new observation for Cambrian paleoecology, including animal-substrate relations, spawning habits, teiring community, and faunal succession. Part 4 presents hypotheses on arthropod, echinoderm evolution, and the evolution of biosphere.

Biografía del autor

Dr. Lin receives the Ph.D. degree from Ohio State University in 2007. He has published 9 articles as the lead author, including one paper that was mentioned in Nature. As a postdoctoral associate at Yale University, his current research is to understand the Cambrian life and its evolutionary relationships with older and younger fossils.

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Editorial
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
Año de publicación
2008
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Inglés
ISBN 10 
3639101081
ISBN 13 
9783639101089
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Número de páginas
412
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