Книга: P Shipman «Life History of a Fossil An Introduction to Taphonomy&Paleoecology»

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• Taphonomy — is the study of a decaying organism over time. The term taphonomy, (from the Greek taphos τάφος meaning burial, and nomos νόμος meaning law), was introduced to paleontology in 1940 by Russian scientist, Ivan Efremov, to describe the study of the… …   Wikipedia

• Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology — The Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology (or TIP) published by the Geological Society of America and the University of Kansas Press, is a definitive multi authored work of some 50 volumes, written by more than 300 paleontologists, and covering… …   Wikipedia

• Evidence of common descent — The wide range of evidence of common descent of living things strongly indicates the occurrence of evolution and provides a wealth of information on the natural processes by which the variety of life on Earth developed, supporting the modern… …   Wikipedia

• primate — primatal, adj., n. primatial /pruy may sheuhl/, primatical /pruy mat i keuhl/, adj. /pruy mayt/ or, esp. for 1, /pruy mit/, n. 1. Eccles. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country. 2. any of various… …   Universalium