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The Elements of Palaeontology by Black, Rhona M. is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Elements of Palaeontology about?

This is a revised and updated version of Rhona Black's successful and highly acclaimed textbook. Aimed at students approaching the subject for the first time, The Elements of Palaeontology achieves an approach simple enough for beginning students, yet with sufficient depth and breadth of coverage for those wishing to delve further into the early history of life. The author deals systematically with all the groups of fossilised invertebrates and vertebrates, microfossils, plants and trace fossils, describing their morphology and dealing briefly with the biological aspects of palaeontology. The relevant technical terms are clearly defined and a glossary is included for each of the main invertebrate groups. In this second edition, a chapter on trace fossils has been added, the chapter on microfossils expanded, and a section on pollens included with the plants. In each case the superb illustrations have been added to, with the inclusion of many new electron micrographs.

Who reads The Elements of Palaeontology?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Black, Rhona M.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
Published
1970
Language
EN
ISBN
9780521096157
Category
science
Subjects
Science, Mathematics, Paleontology
Updated
2026-03-24

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