Overview

This definitive textbook by a renowned field observer and analyst of trace fossils concentrates on the most distinctive examples, mostly made by infaunal invertebrates in originally soft sediments. It covers the whole geologic column and ranges from deep-sea to shallow-marine and continental environments. The book is designed to foster interpretative skills using the author's own drawings. They are thematically grouped in 75 plates that form the core for the descriptive text and annotated references. A glossary of ichnological terms is also provided. This book's author is perhaps the world's most acknowledged expert in the field of trace fossils.

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Author:   Adolf Seilacher
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   0.916kg
ISBN:  

9783540472254

ISBN 10:   3540472258
Pages:   239
Publication Date:   26 March 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Vertebrate Tracks.- Arthropod Trackways.- Trilobite Burrows.- Arthropod Tunnel Systems.- Resting Traces.- Burrows of Short Bulldozers.- Burrows of Wormlike Bulldozers.- Burrows of Stripminers.- Arthrophycid Burrows.- Probers.- Deepsea Farmers.- Pseudo-Traces.- Earliest Trace Fossils.- Cruziana Stratigraphy.- Ichnofacies.

Reviews

Aus den Rezensionen: ! Neben den jeweils kompakt verfassten und strikt Bezug nehmenden Texten zu den zahlreichen Abbildungen, visualisiert der Autor ebenso eindrucksvoll hinterlassene Spuren der Kreaturen auf unterschiedlichen Substraten. ! Es ist ein Buch, das weder Studenten noch Dozenten und Forscher dieses Faches missen sollten. Es vermittelt Fertigkeiten, ist informativ und lehrreich. Salopp gesagt: ein Handbuch fur Spurenleser auf hohem Niveau. (http://www.geowis.de) ! Der Rez. durfte ! einen Spurenkurs bei ! A. SEILACHER selbst miterleben, und ! seine Vorfreude auf dieses Buch wurde nicht enttauscht ! Die 'Tafeln' sind in der einmaligen Art gestaltet, wie man sie nur vom Verf. ! kennt: einfach, einleuchtend, schwarzweiss, beeindruckend und anschaulich. ! das macht den Kern des vorliegenden Buches aus. ! Der Verf. ist naturlich ! dafur besonders geeignet. Nach Ansicht des Rez. legte er ! ein beachtliches, umfassendes und auch ansprechend gestaltetes modernes Werk vor, das seinesgleichen sucht. Der Rez. empfiehlt es uneingeschrankt ... (W. Riegraf, in: Zentralblatt fur Geologie und Palaontologie Teil II, 2007, Issue 5-6, S. 868 ff.)

From the reviews: <p> This book is arranged in 15 chapters, covering topics in ichnology (the study of trace fossils). It is designed as a course book a ] . The text is essentially a set of extended captions for the plates, along with 43 unnumbered photographs. a ] is an excellent resource for teachers of paleontology and sedimentology. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students through professionals. (M. A. Wilson, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (2), 2007) <p> Many books on trace fossils have been published in this decade. But Adolf Seilachera (TM)s book is like none of them. a ] It is intense and detailed and clearly written. a ] this book is made for serious students of ichnology of all ages and stages. It is superbly organized, superbly illustrated, a treasure trove of knowledge and understanding a understanding of how trace fossils work and what they can tell us. a ] Photographs of outstanding specimens are scattered at key positions through the book. (Richard G. Bromley and Jesper Milan, Geological Magazine, Vol. 145, 2008) <p> Trace Fossil Analysis, which grew out of courses a ] gave at TA1/4bingen University, offers an excellent introduction to his approach. a ] contains a number of new illustrations and the text is sprinkled with fresh insights and thoughts. a ] an indispensable aid to anyone teaching trace fossils at the university level. a ] will be cherished by ichnologists, even though they already know what to expect. a ] handy to nonspecialists, who may not have the time, wish, or opportunity to track down Seilachera (TM)s original Publications a ] . (SAren Jensen, Science, Vol. 322, November, 2008)

From the reviews: This book is arranged in 15 chapters, covering topics in ichnology (the study of trace fossils). It is designed as a course book ! . The text is essentially a set of extended captions for the plates, along with 43 unnumbered photographs. ! is an excellent resource for teachers of paleontology and sedimentology. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students through professionals. (M. A. Wilson, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (2), 2007) Many books on trace fossils have been published in this decade. But Adolf Seilacher's book is like none of them. ! It is intense and detailed and clearly written. ! this book is made for serious students of ichnology of all ages and stages. It is superbly organized, superbly illustrated, a treasure trove of knowledge and understanding -- understanding of how trace fossils work and what they can tell us. ! Photographs of outstanding specimens are scattered at key positions through the book. (Richard G. Bromley and Jesper Milan, Geological Magazine, Vol. 145, 2008) Trace Fossil Analysis, which grew out of courses ! gave at Tubingen University, offers an excellent introduction to his approach. ! contains a number of new illustrations and the text is sprinkled with fresh insights and thoughts. ! an indispensable aid to anyone teaching trace fossils at the university level. ! will be cherished by ichnologists, even though they already know what to expect. ! handy to nonspecialists, who may not have the time, wish, or opportunity to track down Seilacher's original Publications ! . (Soren Jensen, Science, Vol. 322, November, 2008) Trace Fossil Analysis is a must-buy for the personal libraries of all geologists and paleontologists interested in fossil behavior, trace fossils, and the development of the understanding of modern ichnology as seen through the eyes and mind of the person who created this science. ! Finally, this text should stimulate young and not-so-young minds ! luring future generations of scientists into the study of ichnology, where there is still much to learn and understand. (Stephen T. Hasiotis, EOS, Vol. 90 (20), May, 2009)

Author Information

Born in 1925, Professor Adolf Seilacher studied in Tubingen under Otto H. Schindewolf. He has taught in Frankfurt, Baghdad, Gottingen, Baltimore, and Tubingen, and has been Adjunct Professor at Yale University since 1987. In 1992, the Swedish Academy of Science awarded him the Crafoord Prize, established for fields not covered by the Nobel Prize. Professor Seilacher, perhaps the world's most acknowledged expert in the field of trace fossils, is also known for his contributions to morphology and structuralism, biostratinomy, exceptional preservation and Ediacaran biota.

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