Книга: Michael J. Benton «History of Life»
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Производитель: "OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS" There are few stories more remarkable than the evolution of life on earth. This Very Short Introduction presents a succinct guide to the key episodes in that story - from the very origins of life four million years ago to the extraordinary diversity of species around the globe today. Beginning with an explanation of the controversies surrounding the birth of life itself, each following chapter tells of a major breakthrough that made new forms of life possible: including sex and multicellularity, hard skeletons, and the move to land. Along the way, we witness the greatest mass extinction, the first forests, the rise of modern ecosystems, and, most recently, conscious humans. Introducing ideas from a range of scientific disciplines, from evolutionary biology and earth history, to geochemistry, palaeontology, and systematics, Michael Benton explains how modern science pieces the evidence in this vast evolutionary puzzle together, to build up an accessible and up-to-date picture of the key developments in the history of life on earth. Издательство: "OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS" (2008)
ISBN: 978-0-19-922632-0 |
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Michael J. Benton
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:"This page is about the paleontologist Michael J. Benton. For the American Foreign Service Officer see
Michael J. Benton is a Fellow of the
He is the author of several palaeontology text books (e.g. "Vertebrate Palaeontology") and children's books. He has also advised on many media productions including BBC's
Research Interests
* Diversification of life
* Quality of the fossil record
* Shapes of phylogenies
* Age-clade congruence
* Mass extinctions
* Triassic ecosystem evolution
* Basal diapsid phylogeny
* Basal archosaurs
* The origin of the dinosaurs
Journal Publications
Benton, M. J. and Emerson, B. C. 2007. How did life become so diverse? The dynamics of diversification according to the fossil record and molecular phylogenetics. Palaeontology 50: 23-40.
Books
2005Mesozoic and Tertiary fossil mammals and birds of Great Britain by M. J. Benton, L. Cook, D. Schreve, A Currant, and J. J. HookerMesozoic and Tertiary fossil mammals and birds of Great Britain by M. J. Benton, L. Cook, D. Schreve, A Currant, and J. J. HookerVertebrate palaeontology (Third edition) by M. J. Benton
2003When life nearly died: the greatest mass extinction of all time by M. J. Benton
2002Permian and Triassic red beds and the Penarth Group of Great Britain by M. J. Benton, E. Cook, and P. J. Turner
2000The age of dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia , edited by M. J. Benton, D. M. Unwin, M. A. Shishkin, and E. N. KurochkinWalking with dinosaurs: the facts by M. J. Benton
1997Basic palaeontology by M. J. Benton and D. A. T. HarperVertebrate palaeontology (Second edition) by M. J. Benton
1996The Penguin historical atlas of the dinosaurs by M. J. BentonThe Viking atlas of evolution by R. Osborne and M. J. Benton
1995Fossil reptiles of Great Britain by M. J. Benton and P. S. Spencer
1993The fossil record 2 edited by M. J. Benton
1991The rise of the mammals by M. J. BentonThe reign of the reptiles by M. J. Benton
1990On the trail of the dinosaurs by M. J. BentonVertebrate palaeontology by M. J. Benton
1988The phylogeny and classification of the tetrapods, Volumes 1 and 2 edited by M. J. Benton
External links
* [http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/personnel/benton/Benton.html Official Home Page]
Источник: Michael J. Benton
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