PaleoBase: Macrofossils, Part 3.0 (Single User)

ISBN: 0632058927

Author: Macleod, Norman

Condition: Used

Product Description PaleoBase represents a unique combination of up-to-date systematic information on an extensive collection of fossil genera, state-of-the-art color digital photographs of representative specimens from The Natural History Museums unrivalled paleontological collections, and modern relational database technology. High-quality zoomable digital images Complete systematic, life-habit and paleoecological descriptions by taxonomic specialists from The Natural History Museum, London Chronostratigraphic and paleogeographic distribution Glossary of terms and bibliography Full search either by name, age, chronostratigraphy, or morphology Morphological keys and labelled images PaleoBase Macrofossils Part 3 contains records of Cnidaria, Echinoderms, Sponges, and Other fossil groups. For an online demonstration and guided tour of PaleoBase: Macrofossils please visit: www.paleobase.com/ For an information brochure, or for any queries, please e-mail paleobase.support@oxon.blackwellpublishing.com Review This software is an excellent instructional resource for teaching in both small and large palaeontology classes Bruce Lieberman in Palaios Vol 17An invaluable tool for any university that teaches undergraduate level palaeontology .....students will love it Rod Taylor in Geol Mag 138Is this the future of paleontological publishing? We can only hope. Fossil News march 2001 Book Description PaleoBase represents a unique combination of up-to-date information on an extensive collection of fossil genera, state-of-the-art color digital photographs of specimens from the Natural History Museum (London)'s unrivaled collection, and modern relational database technology. These fully searchable CDs provide an important new tool for researchers by representing the ideal fossil collection, one that in practice only the largest natural history museums could hope to assemble. From the Inside Flap PaleoBase represents a unique combination of up-to-date systematic information on an extensive collection of fossil genera, state-of-the-art color digital photographs of representative specimens from The Natural History Museums unrivalled paleontological collections, and modern relational database technology. PaleoBase provides an important new tool for the teaching of life history in a wide variety of advanced secondary, undergraduate, and graduate courses (e.g., paleontology, historical geology, stratigraphy, paleoceanography, paleobiogeography). Instructors will find the database a rich resource for lecture presentations, discussions, and laboratory exercises. Students will find PaleoBase an invaluable addition to traditional textbooks, and a key reference source for basic systematic paleontology. High-quality zoomable digital images Complete systematic, life-habit and paleoecological descriptions by taxonomic specialists from The Natural History Museum, London Chronostratigraphic and paleogeographic distribution Glossary of terms and bibliography Full search either by name, age, chronostratigraphy, or morphology Morphological keys and labelled images PaleoBase Macrofossils Part 3 contains records of Cnidaria, Echinoderms, Sponges, and Other fossil groups. From the Back Cover PaleoBase represents a unique combination of up-to-date systematic information on an extensive collection of fossil genera, state-of-the-art color digital photographs of representative specimens from The Natural History Museums unrivalled paleontological collections, and modern relational database technology. PaleoBase provides an important new tool for the teaching of life history in a wide variety of advanced secondary, undergraduate, and graduate courses (e.g., paleontology, historical geology, stratigraphy, paleoceanography, paleobiogeography). Instructors will find the database a rich resource for lecture presentations, discussions, and laboratory exercises. Students will find PaleoBase an invaluable addition t