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1981. Consequently the book suffers from an absence of more recently published data and several contributions contain statements to this effect as footnotes. Additionally, the book contains many typographical and other errors. In a book of this size and scope this is somewhat inevitable, but more careful editing both within and between contributions would have avoided some of them. For example, Scolithus (Wolfhart), Skofilhus (Klitzsch) and the correct Skolithos (Crimes, Laird, Rust, Spjeldnaes) is misleading to uniformed readers as is the perpetuation of Harlania ((= Arthrophycus). References are often omitted (e.g. Klitzsch 1963-h Crimes), misquoted (e.g. S. E. Williams 1974, 1 9 5 ; G. E. Williams 1974 in the text, G. E. Williams 1972E. Williams , 1975 in the references-in Spjeldnaes) or misspelled (e.g. Schrenk, Scrotese (actually Schenk, Scotese)-in Spjeldnaes). The plates have generally reproduced poorly and are, on the whole, of scenic interest rather than of scientific value. The line diagrams are, however, of excellent quality and more than compensate for the unfortunate inclusion of uninformative plates. Despite all these shortcomings I believe the book is an unparalleled

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Author

P. A. Selden

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0072-1050)

Published

1983

Language

EN

Field

Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)