A Concise Dictionary of Paleontology

• Main Author: Carlton, Robert L. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Paleontology .; Paleoecology.; Animal systematics.; Animal taxonomy.; Geobiology.; Plant systematics.; Plant taxonomy.; Archaeology.; Paleontology.; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.; Biogeosciences.; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.

This authored dictionary presents a unique glossary of paleontological terms, taxa, localities, and concepts, with focus on the most significant orders, genera, and species in terms of historical turning points such as mass extinctions. The book is an accurate and up-to-date collection of the most i...