TrilobitesLong before dinosaurs roamed the earth, there were trilobites—one of the most striking animals to populate prehistoric seas and whose fossils are favorites among collectors today. From the giant trilobites of Newfoundland to fascinating new specimens from Morocco, Levi-Setti's magnificent book brings these "butterflies of the sea" to life for everyone curious about our remote past This second edition features coverage of a greater variety of trilobites, an improved photographic atlas reorganized to present their evolutionary progression, and over 200 photographs. |
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Contents
BUTTERFLIES OF THE SEAS | v |
THE ARTHROPODA | vii |
THE TRILOBITA | 1 |
32 Appendages and Internal Anatomy | 12 |
33 The Eyes of Trilobites | 23 |
34 Enrollment | 68 |
35 Life Habits | 72 |
36 Trilobite Classification | 74 |
ATLAS OF TRILOBITE PHOTOGRAPHS | 99 |
41 Cambrian Families | 103 |
42 Ordovician Families | 191 |
43 Silurian Families | 235 |
44 Devonian Families | 268 |
45 Mississippian Families | 311 |
46 Pennsylvanian Families | 314 |
REFERENCES | 315 |
A Case History The Giant Trilobites of Newfoundland | 79 |
Photographic Techniques and Specimen Preparation | 95 |
INDEX TO GENERA | 325 |
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Common terms and phrases
Afton Fawcett AGNOSTIDA Angelin appendages arthropods atlas axis Barrande Bergström and Levi-Setti Bohemia Burmeister calcite carapace cephalic cephalon Cheirurinae Cisne Collected by Afton compound eye courtesy of David cranidium Crozonaspis Crustacea Dalmanites Dalmanitina Delo Devonian E. N. K. Clarkson example exoskeleton exuviae FMNH forchhammeri Formation fossil record furrows geologic glabella groups Hawle and Corda holochroal eye Hupé intralensar bowl Jan Bergström Kobayashi L.Cam L.Ord layer lenses loaned by E. N. K. loaned by FMNH lobe M.Cam magnesium oxide meraspid Middle Cambrian Morocco Museum Negative loaned Newfoundland Niagaran Olenellus optical Ordovician paleontology Paradoxides Paradoxides davidis phacopid Phacopinae Phacops rana photographed pleural spines preceding plate preserved pygidium radiograph Rasetti Raymond Resser Richter and Richter RLS coll Salter schizochroal schizochroal eye Serolis shown in plate Silica Shale Silurian species Specimen whitened structure Stürmer Subfamily sutures Sweden tergites thoracic segments trilobite trilobite's U.Cam UCWM ventral visual surface Walcott whitened with magnesium