热河生物群

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• 作者 张弥曼 编
• 出版社 上海科学技术出版社
• 出版时间 2003-12
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9787532373185
• 定价 350.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 铜版纸
• 页数 208页

【内容简介】

Intherecentyears，thelateMesozoicJeholBiotaofnorthernChinahasshowntheworldsomeofthemostastonishingfossilfindseversincethediscoveryofthefirstcompleteskeletonofArchaeopteryxin1861，andthushasbecomethefocusofmanyimportantpaleontologicalresearchesintheglobalarena.OntheBiota"sfabu-lousrosterarethefour-wingeddinosaurandmanyfeatheredones，firstbeakedbirdandmanyofitsallies，firstplantswithflowersandfruits，fisheswiththepotentialtoun-lockthemysteryoftheirorigins，mammalsofthespecialintereststotheirearlyevolution，pterosaursthatrulestheMesozoicskies，andthousandsspeciesofinver-tebrates（e.g.，mollusks，conchostracans，ostracods，shrimps，insects，andspiders）thatconstituteacommunityoftruly"wonderfullife".
Theseexquisitelypreservedfossilsnotonlygiveusavividpictureofonceathrivingbiodiversitybutalsoshednewlightonanumberofinterestingtheoreticalissuesinevolutionarybiologytoday，suchastheoriginandanginandearlyevolutionofsomemajortaxonomicgroups（e.g.，amphibians，birdsandangiosperms），theoriginoffeatherandavianfligt，andtheco-evoutionofpollinatinginsectsandfloweringplants.TheJeholBiotaalsobearssignificantlyonpaleobiogeography，paleoecology，paleoclimateandpaleobiography，paleoecology，paleoclimateandpaleoenvironmentsduringtheMesozoic.
Thisbookhaspiecedtogetherthemostup-to-dateinformationontheJeholBiotathatisotherwiseScatteredinthevasttechnicalliteratureandunavailabletothegeneralreaders.ThefirsttwochaptersgiveaninvitingintroductiontotheJeholBiotaintermsofitshistoryofstudies，itsmaincomponents，itsscientificimportance，itsgeographical，geologicalandbiostratigraphicframework，anditsrenownedfossildiscoveries.EachoftheremainingchaptersdealswithaparticularorganismalgroupoftheBiotabyitsleadingexpert（s）.Inaddition，thebookislavishedwithnearly280illustrations，whichinclude200photographsthatshowdiversityofthetaxaandbeautyoftheirpreservations.Thecoloredliferestorations，elegantlydonebysomeofChina"smostcelebratedprimarilyataneducatedpublic，thebookisalsoaninvalu-ablesourceofinformationforthestudentsandprofessionalsinpaleontology，geology，evolutionarybiology，andscienceeducationingeneral

【目录】

1.APanoramaoftheJeholBiota
2.Contributors
3.Introduction
4.MesozicPompeii
5.Gastropods
6.Bivalves
7.Conchostracans
8.Ostracods
9.Shrimps
10.InsectsandSpiders
11.Fishes
12.Amphibians
13.Turtles
14.Choristoderes
15.Squamates
16.Pterosaurs
17.Dinosaurs
18.Birds
19.Mammals
20.Charophytes
21.LandPlants
22.Angiosperms
23.SporesandPollen
24.SelectedReferences
25.ListofTaxa
26.ACompositePictureoftheJeholBiota
27.AbbreviationofInstitutionsandOrganizations