Paleosols (fossil soils) are preserved throughout the geologic record in depositional settings
ranging from alluvial systems to between basalt flows. Until recently, paleosols were studied …

C4 photosynthesis is a series of anatomical and biochemical modifications that concentrate
CO2 around the carboxylating enzyme Rubisco, thereby increasing photosynthetic efficiency …

The study of biological materials and bio‐inspired materials science is well established;
however, surprisingly little knowledge is systematically translated to engineering solutions …

Vertebrate palaeontology is a lively field, with new discoveries reported every week... and
not only dinosaurs! This new edition reflects the international scope of vertebrate …

Mammals are the dominant large animals of today, occurring in virtually every environment.
This book is an account of the remarkable 320 million year long fossil record that documents …

High‐crowned (hypsodont) teeth are widely found among both extant and extinct
mammalian herbivores. Extant grazing ungulates (hoofed mammals) have hypsodont teeth …

Forgotten Grasslands of the South is a literary and scientific case study of some of the
biologically richest and most endangered ecosystems in North America. Eminent ecologist …

By the end of the Eocene (37 Ma), species of the genus Hesperocyon began to appear. A
single species, H. gregarius, has been found in the badlands of the western Great Plains …

Mechanisms for concentrating carbon around the Rubisco enzyme, which drives the carbon-
reducing steps in photosynthesis, are widespread in plants; in vascular plants they are …

The vertebrate fossil record of the Pampean Region of Argentina occupies an important
place in South American vertebrate paleontology. An abundance of localities has long been …