

Major advances in our understanding of the history of life on Earth have resulted from the study of exceptionally well-preserved fossil sites (Lagerst tten). Study of such sites from around the world and from different periods in geological time can provide a fairly complete...

Evolution of Fossil Ecosystems describes all of the main Fossil Lagerst tten (sites of exceptional fossil preservation) from around the world in a chronological order. It covers the history of research, stratigraphy and taphonomy, main faunal and floral elements, and the palaeoecology...
