Ancient Invertebrates and Their Living Relatives

by Harold D. Levin

This overview and introduction to the study of fossil invertebrates emphasizes both soft and skeletal anatomy, as well as the relationship between those known only from fossils and animals living today. It lays the foundation for studentsÕ eventual abilities to (1) recognize many of the most abundant fossils, (2) appreciate their value in interpreting ancient environments of deposition, and (3) use them as tools for stratigraphic correlation.

368 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1994

Reviews

[Silvio Curtis]

Another invertebrate paleontology textbook. The main difference from Invertebrate Paleontology and Evolution is that everything is more summarized and simplified. Although it has some invertebrate biology that applies to living representatives of the phyla, it isn't that much more than Invertebrate Paleontology and Evolution or Fossil Invertebrates, which don't mention living animals in the title. This book includes short chapters on protoctist fossils and conodonts, even though they aren't invertebrates.