Authors:C. V. Burek, R. Wilding,
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Keywords: society, special, publication, geological, essays, palaeobotany, selected, history
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2005-01-01
List price: $180.00
ISBN-10: 1862391742
ISBN-13: 9781862391741

Often regarded as the ‘Cinderella’ of palaeontological studies, palaeobotany has a history that contains some fascinating insights into scientific endeavour, especially by palaeontologists who were perusing a personal interest rather than a career. The problems of maintaining research facilities in universities, especially in the modern era, are described and reveal a noticeable absence of a national UK strategy to preserve centres of excellence in an avowedly specialist area. Accounts of some of the pioneers demonstrate the importance of collaboration between taxonomists and illustrat

Authors:W. Punt, S. Blackmore, P.P. Hoen, P.J. Stafford,
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Keywords: volume, review, palaeobotany, palynology, reprinted, viii, pollen, flora, northwest, european
Number of Pages: 194
Published: 2003-06-03
List price: $270.00
ISBN-10: 0444827579
ISBN-13: 9780444827579