A sea without fish life in the Ordovician sea of the Cincinnati region / David L. Meyer and Richard Arnold Davis ; with a chapter by Steven M. Holland.
| Author/creator | Meyer, David L. |
| Other author | Davis, R. A. (Richard Arnold), 1942- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, |
| Description | xv, 346 p., [15] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Life of the past Life of the past. ^A428728 |
| Contents | Introduction -- Science in the Hinterland : the Cincinnati School of Paleontology -- Naming and classifying organisms -- Rocks, fossils, and time -- Algae : the base of the food chain -- Poriferans and Cnidarians : sponges, corals, and jellyfish -- Bryozoans : "twigs" and "bones" -- Brachiopods : the other bivalves -- Molluscs : hard, but with a soft center -- Annelids and worm-like fossils -- Arthropods : trilobites and other legged creatures -- Echinoderms : a world unto themselves -- Graptolites and conodonts : our closest relatives? -- Type-cincinnatian trace fossils : tracks, trails, and burrows -- Paleogeography and paleoenvironment / by Steven M. Holland -- Life in the Cincinnatian sea -- Diving in the Cincinnatian sea. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-[322]) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008020036 |
| ISBN | 9780253351982 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0253351987 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |