Shelled invertebrates of the past and present, with chapters on geological history
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Bassler, Ray S., et al.. Abbot, C. G. (Charles Greeley), 1872, Editor
Shelled invertebrates of the past and present, with chapters on geological history
(Smithsonian Science Series, Volume 10)
Smithsonian institution series, inc., 1931
8 p. l., 365 p. col. front., illus., 108 pl. (incl. port.; part col.) on 69 l., fold. tab. 25 cm.
URL to cite for this work: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/HistSciTech.ShellInvert
Contents
[Frontispiece] A submarine fantasy
[Title page] Shelled invertebrates of the past and present
Part I: geological history of North America, Bassler, Ray S.; Resser, Charles E.
Chapter I: computing geological time, pp. 1-9
Chapter II: paleontology, the science of fossils, pp. 10-29
Chapter III: oceans and continents, pp. 30-38
Chapter IV: the beginnings of life, pp. 39-49
Chapter V: early Paleozoic history, pp. 50-61
Chapter VI: later Paleozoic history, pp. 62-72 ff.
Chapter VII: the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras, pp. 73-82
Selected bibliography, pp. 83 ff.
Part II: crustaceans, Schmitt, Waldo L.
Preface, Schmitt, Waldo L. p. 87
[Chapter I: crustaceans in economy and history], pp. [unnumbered]-95
Chapter II: body organization and functions, pp. 96-112
Chapter III: the family album, pp. 113-184
Chapter IV: where crustaceans are found, pp. 185-191
Chapter V: crustacean conversation, pp. 192-199
Chapter VI: light and color in crustaceans: luminescence, pp. 200-209
Chapter VII: crustacean artisans and their homes, pp. 210-228
Chapter VIII: crustaceans as food and medicine, pp. 229-240
Chapter IX: the sins of crustaceans, pp. 241-247
Selected bibliography, p. 248
Part III: mollusks, Bartsch, Paul
[Chapter I: the ranking invertebrates], pp. [unnumbered]-255
Chapter II: the bivalves, pp. 256-278
Chapter III: the toothshells, pp. 279-283
Chapter IV: the snails and their allies, pp. 284-320
Chapter V: the octopuses, squids, and their kin, pp. 321-356
Selected bibliography, pp. 357 ff.
Index, pp. 359-365 ff.
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