Bonebeds: Genesis, Analysis, and Paleobiological Significance
Raymond R. Rogers, David A. Eberth, and Anthony R. Fiorillo
Abstract
The vertebrate fossil record extends back more than 500 million years, and bonebeds—localized concentrations of the skeletal remains of vertebrate animals—help unlock the secrets of this long history. Often spectacularly preserved, bonebeds—both modern and ancient—can reveal more about life histories, ecological associations, and preservation patterns than any single skeleton or bone. For this reason, they are frequently studied by paleobiologists, geologists, and archeologists seeking to piece together the vertebrate record. In this book, thirteen researchers combine their experiences to prov ... More
The vertebrate fossil record extends back more than 500 million years, and bonebeds—localized concentrations of the skeletal remains of vertebrate animals—help unlock the secrets of this long history. Often spectacularly preserved, bonebeds—both modern and ancient—can reveal more about life histories, ecological associations, and preservation patterns than any single skeleton or bone. For this reason, they are frequently studied by paleobiologists, geologists, and archeologists seeking to piece together the vertebrate record. In this book, thirteen researchers combine their experiences to provide readers with workable definitions, theoretical frameworks, and a compendium of modern techniques in bonebed data collection and analysis. By addressing the historical, theoretical, and practical aspects of bonebed research, they provide the background and methods that students and professionals need to explore and understand these records of ancient life and death.
Keywords:
fossil record,
bonebeds,
skeletal remains,
vertebrate animals,
preservation,
data collection,
bonebed research,
ancient life,
life histories,
ecological associations
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2008 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780226723709 |
| Published to Chicago Scholarship Online: February 2013 |
DOI:10.7208/chicago/9780226723730.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Raymond R. Rogers, editor
David A. Eberth, editor
Anthony R. Fiorillo, editor
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