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001 2010037288
003 DLC
005 20110507083538.0
008 100830s2011 enka b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010037288
020 $a9780521874731 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aQH512$b.C85 2011
082 00 $a572/.51$222
100 1 $aCuif, Jean-Pierre.
245 10 $aBiominerals and fossils through time /$cby Jean-Pierre Cuif, Yannicke Dauphin, and James E. Sorauf.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2011.
300 $axi, 490 p. :$bill. ;$c26 cm.
520 $a"Fossils are essential to the reconstruction of the evolution of life and episodes in Earth history. Knowledge of biomineralization - the processes associated with the formation of mineralized biological structures - is essential to properly evaluate data derived from fossils. This book emphasizes skeletal formation and fossilization in a geologic framework in order to understand evolution, relationships between fossil groups, and the use of biomineral materials as geochemical proxies for understanding ancient oceans and climates. The focus is on shells and skeletons of calcareous organisms, and the book explores the fine structures and mode of growth of the characteristic crystalline units, taking advantage of most recent physical methodological advances. The book is richly illustrated and will be of great interest to advanced students and researchers in paleontology, Earth history, evolution, sedimentology, geochemistry, and materials science"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 439-476) and indexes.
650 0 $aBiomineralization.
650 0 $aFossilization.
700 1 $aDauphin, Yannicke.
700 1 $aSorauf, James E.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/74731/cover/9780521874731.jpg
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1012/2010037288-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1012/2010037288-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1012/2010037288-t.html