0 the study of fossils as a way of getting information about the history of life on earth and the structure of rocks -- 古生物學
The palaeontology, with more than 30 entries for animal fossil groups including bryozoans, has an overly animal bias.
The emphasis of the contributions is mostly on bedrock geology (stratigraphy, palaeontology, structures, metamorphism and petrology) although two studies of geomorphology are included.
A significant asset as a first-year introductory text is its coverage of all palaeontology from microfossils to hominids and plants.
This volume, therefore, is one that will be widely consulted, and will be an essential addition to any library where palaeontology is an active subject.
The book includes a great deal of geology with an account of the stratigraphy, palaeontology, structural geology, and volcanology of the island.
Each site entry follows a similar pattern under the headings: introduction, description, sedimentology, palaeontology (if appropriate), interpretation and conclusions.
Overall this is an interesting book about the history of palaeontology and the natural sciences in general.
Palaeontology journals these days publish a regular stream of papers which deal with disintegration of this or that taxon.
