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 InfoBloomington : Indiana University Press,
Descriptionxv, 346 p., [15] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.
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SeriesLife 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 295-[322]) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008020036
ISBN9780253351982 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0253351987 (cloth : alk. paper)

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