Download or read book Ammonites written by Neale Monks and published by Smithsonian Inst Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beautiful spiral shells of these long-extinct marine invertebrates are among the most sought after and recognizable of fossils, yet little has been published about ammonites outside of geological journals. Neale Monks and Philip Palmer look at the latest ideas on ammonite biology and ecology to present this detailed picture of a once diverse and widespread group of animals. Though an ammonite looks like a nautilus, the animal inside the shell was most closely related to today's octopus, squid, and cuttlefish. The authors describe the evolution of ammonites and their relatives and explain how they created their shells and used them as flotation devices. All the major groups of ammonites are described and illustrated (as are many minor ones), and important material is included on anatomy, feeding, reproduction, and pathology. The 300-million-year existence of ammonites ended at around the same time that dinosaurs became extinct. Fortunately, ammonites were once so abundant that their fossilized shells can be readily found, and the authors provide a helpful guide to locating and collecting these unique fossils.
Download or read book Ammonite written by Nicola Griffith and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2002-04-10 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Lambda and Tiptree Awards • “A knockout . . . Strong, likable characters, a compelling story, and a very interesting take on gender.”—Ursula K. Le Guin Change or die. These are the only options available on planet Jeep. Centuries earlier, a deadly virus shattered the original colony, killing the men and forever altering the few surviving women. Now, generations after the colony lost touch with the rest of humanity, a company arrives to exploit Jeep—and its forces find themselves fighting for their lives. Terrified of spreading the virus, the company abandons its employees, leaving them afraid and isolated from the natives. In the face of this crisis, anthropologist Marghe Taishan arrives to test a new vaccine. As she risks death to uncover the women’s biological secret, she finds that she too is changing—and realizes that not only has she found a home on Jeep, but that she alone carries the seeds of its destruction. . . . Ammonite is an unforgettable novel that questions the very meanings of gender and humanity. As readers share in Marghe’s journey through an alien world, they too embark on a parallel journey of fascinating self-exploration. “A powerful story of connection, allegiance, and obligation. Read Nicola Griffith’s book—and keep an eye out for her name in the future.”—Vonda N. McIntyre “A marvelous blend of high adventure and mind-boggling social speculation.”—Kim Stanley Robinson
Download or read book Ammonites and the Other Cephalopods of the Pierre Seaway written by Neal L. Larson and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ammonites are extinct marine animals related to present day squid, octopi, and chambered nautilus. Contains descriptions of more than 90 species that lived for 12 million years in the Pierre Seaway, which extended through the interior of North America, connecting the Arctic Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico.
Download or read book Type Ammonites written by Sydney Savory Buckman and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ammonites written by Craig W. Tyson and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the archaeological, epigraphic, and biblical evidence for the course of Ammon's history, setting it squarely within the context of ancient Near Eastern imperialism. Drawing on cross-cultural parallels from the archaeology of empires, Tyson elucidates the dynamic processes by which the local Ammonite elite made the cousins of biblical Israel visible to history. Tyson explains changes in the region of Ammon during the Iron Age II, namely the increasing numbers of locally produced elite items as well as imports, growth in the use of writing for administrative and display purposes, and larger numbers of sedentary settlements; in the light of the transformative role that the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian empires played in the ancient Near East. The study also widens the conversation to consider cross-cultural examples of how empires affect peripheral societies.
Download or read book Ammonites from the Buchia Zones in Northwestern California and Southwestern Oregon written by Ralph Willard Imlay and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Additional title page description: Some Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous ammonites date the Buchia zones and furnish correlations with the Boreal and Tethyan Realms.
Download or read book Late Bajocian Ammonites from the Cook Inlet Region Alaska written by Ralph Willard Imlay and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description and illustrations of cephalopods of Middle Jurassic (late Bajocian) age.
Download or read book Jurassic Bathonian Or Early Callovian Ammonites from Alaska and Montana written by Ralph Willard Imlay and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Descriptions and illustrations of cephalopods of possible late Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) age.
Download or read book Late Jurassic Ammonites from the Western Sierra Nevada California written by Ralph Willard Imlay and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ammonites furnish correlations with Jurassic rocks elsewhere on the Pacific coast and with the standard European stages.
Download or read book A Monograph of the Ammonites of the Inferior Oolite Series written by Sydney Savory Buckman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published 1887-1907, this illustrated monograph in two volumes offers a comprehensive record of British Aalenian to Lower Bajocian ammonites.
Download or read book LATE CRETACEOUS CAMPANIAN MAASTRICHTIAN AMMONITES FROM THE PIERRE SHALE RATON BASIN NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO written by PAUL L. SEALEY and published by New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. This book was released on 2022-12-01 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Monograph on the Lias Ammonites of the British Islands written by Thomas Wright and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-27 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issued in multiple parts in 1878-86, this monograph is reissued in two volumes and includes nearly ninety exquisite plates.
Download or read book Heteromorph written by and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the Geological Survey of Natal and Zululand written by Natal (South Africa). Geological Survey and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book First third and Final Report of the Geological Survey of Natal and Zululand written by Geological Survey and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Index to Palaeontology 1847 1916 written by Geological Survey of Canada and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ammonites and Leaping Fish written by Penelope Lively and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir that addresses ageing, memory, time and a life in the 20th century, by one of our greatest writers, Penelope Lively. 'This is not quite a memoir. Rather, it is the view from old age. And a view of old age itself, this place at which we arrive with a certain surprise - ambushed, or so it can seem. One of the few advantages of age is that you can report on it with a certain authority; you are a native now, and know what goes on here.' In this charming but powerful memoir, Penelope Lively reports from beyond the horizon of old age. She describes what old age feels like for those who have arrived there and considers the implications of this new demographic. She looks at the context of a life and times, the history and archaeology that is actually being made as we live out our lives in real time, in her case World War II; post war penny-pinching Britain; the Suez crisis; the Cold War and up to the present day. She examines the tricks and truths of memory. She looks back over a lifetime of reading and writing. And finally she looks at her identifying cargo of possessions - two ammonites, a cat, a pair of American ducks and a leaping fish sherd, amongst others. This is an elegant, moving and deeply enjoyable memoir by one of our most loved writers.
