Ammonites

Author: Neale Monks
Publisher: Smithsonian Inst Press
ISBN: 9781588340245
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 159

Book Description
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.

Ammonite

Author: Nicola Griffith
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 0345452399
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418

Book Description
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

Type Ammonites

Author: Sydney Savory Buckman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ammonoidea
Languages : en
Pages : 934

Book Description

Ammonites from the Buchia Zones in Northwestern California and Southwestern Oregon

Author: Ralph Willard Imlay
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ammonoidea
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
Additional title page description: Some Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous ammonites date the Buchia zones and furnish correlations with the Boreal and Tethyan Realms.

Heteromorph

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780992974015
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description

Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible

Author: Karel van der Toorn
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 9780802824912
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1006

Book Description
The Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible (DDD) is the single major reference work on the gods, angels, demons, spirits, and semidivine heroes whose names occur in the biblical books. Book jacket.

LATE CRETACEOUS (CENOMANIAN-CAMPANIAN) AMMONITE SYSTEMATIC PALEONTOLOGY AND BIOSTRATIGRAPHY, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN BASIN, SANDOVAL COUNTY, NEW MEXICO

Author: PAUL L. SEALEY
Publisher: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 255

Book Description

Ancient Ammon

Author: Burton MacDonald
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004107625
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
A state-of-the-art presentation on a people/nation of Transjordan known to readers of the Bible as a neighbor, and often an enemy, of first millennium B.C. Israel. Topics covered in the book's ten chapters include a review of archaeological research in Ammon (R.W. Younker); the emergence of the Ammonites (R.W. Younker); Ammonite territory and sites (B. MacDonald); Ammonite "monumental" and domestic architecture (M. Najjar and P.M.M. Daviau respectively), as well as burial customs and practices (K. Yassine); the ceramic traditions of Central Transjordan (G. London); Ammonite texts and language (W. E. Aufrecht); the religion of the Ammonites (W.E. Aufrecht); and the Ammonites in the late Iron Age and the Persian period (L.G. Herr). Figures and Tables accompany each chapter. In addition, the publication includes an "Excursus" on the salient features of Iron Age tribal kingdoms (O. LaBianca). Each chapter of "Ancient Ammon" includes extensive reference material. The publication is fully indexed.

Ammonoid Paleobiology

Author: Neil H. Landman
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1475791534
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 857

Book Description
Renowned researchers summarize the current knowledge on ammonoid paleobiology. The book begins with a description of the systematic position of the Ammonoidea within the Cephalopoda, providing the phylogenetic framework for the rest of the book. Following discussions include soft- and hard-part morphology of ammonoids, rate of growth and ontogeny, and taphonomy and ecology. Closing chapters explore the distribution of ammonoids in time and space as well as their extinction at the end of the Cretaceous. With its diverse viewpoints and new material, this resource will benefit researchers and graduate students in paleontology, marine biology, and evolutionary biology.

Mercer Dictionary of the Bible

Author: Watson E. Mills
Publisher: Mercer University Press
ISBN: 9780865543737
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1108

Book Description
Jesus Christ in History and Scripture highlights two related bases for the current revolution in Jesus studies: (1) a critically-chastened world view that is satisfied with provisional results and (2) a creative (or "poetic") use of the sources of study of Jesus.