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"Major advances in our understanding of the history of life on Earth have resulted from the study of exceptionally well-preserved fossil sites (Lagerstätten). Study of such sites from around the world and from different periods in geological time can provide a fairly complete picture of the evolution of ecosystems down the ages ... The authors have brought together succinct summaries of 14 of the better-known fossil Lagerstätten ... Following a general introduction to fossil Lagerstätten, each chapter deals with a single fossil site and follows the same format: its evolutionary position and significance; its background sedimentology, stratigraphy and palaeoenvironment; a description of the biota and palaeoecology, and a comparison with other similar Lagerstätten. There is an appendix of relevant museums and suggestions for visiting the sites"--Page 4 of cover.

Evolutionary paleoecology. --- Fossils --- Shale. --- Evolutionary paleoecology --- Paleontological excavations --- Paleontology --- Fossilogy --- Fossilology --- Palaeontology --- Paleontology, Zoological --- Paleozoology --- Historical geology --- Zoology --- Prehistoric animals in motion pictures --- Excavation sites (Paleontology) --- Excavations, Paleontological --- Fossil digs --- Fossil Lagerstätten --- Fossil localities --- Fossil sites --- Lagerstaetten --- Lagerstätten --- Localities, Fossil --- Paleontological sites --- Sites, Excavation (Paleontology) --- Sites, Fossil --- Evolutionary paleobiology --- Paleoecology

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A collection of papers reviewing selected conservation Lagerstätten for terrestrial animals and plants throughout the Phanerozoic worldwide. The synthesis details recent progress in documenting the biodiversity of such extraordinary fossil deposits and elucidating the geological conditions for and biogeochemical processes behind their formation.

Paleontological excavations. --- Paleobiogeography. --- Paleoecology. --- Evolution (Biology) --- Paleontology. --- Fossilogy --- Fossilology --- Palaeontology --- Paleontology, Zoological --- Paleozoology --- Historical geology --- Zoology --- Fossils --- Prehistoric animals in motion pictures --- Animal evolution --- Animals --- Biological evolution --- Darwinism --- Evolutionary biology --- Evolutionary science --- Origin of species --- Biology --- Evolution --- Biological fitness --- Homoplasy --- Natural selection --- Phylogeny --- Palaeoecology --- Ecology --- Paleobiology --- Geographical distribution of fossil animals and plants --- Biogeography --- Paleontology --- Excavation sites (Paleontology) --- Excavations, Paleontological --- Fossil digs --- Fossil Lagerstätten --- Fossil localities --- Fossil sites --- Lagerstaetten --- Lagerstätten --- Localities, Fossil --- Paleontological sites --- Sites, Excavation (Paleontology) --- Sites, Fossil