Author: Penney, D.
Title: Dominican Amber Spiders: a comparative palaeontological-neontological approach to identification, faunistics, ecology and biogeography
Description: Siri Scientific Press 2008 176, 88 col + 11 b/w photos, 14 col + 224 b/w illus. 235x170mm. PB. Vg. From the library of David R. Nellist, British arachnologist, with his name and ownership stamp to endpaper.. Written by a leading expert on fossil spiders preserved in amber. This beautifully illustrated book takes a unique, integrated approach, which combines and compares information derived from both fossil and living spiders. Comprehensive synthesis of what is known about the Dominican Republic amber spider fauna. More than 330 illustrations including many colour photographs permitting identification of both the fossil and living Hispaniolan spider faunas. Previously unpublished research on historical biogeography make this book of value to all those interested in the origins of Caribbean biodiversity. [9780955863608]

Keywords: Amber Fossils; Dominican Republic; Fossil Spiders; Palaeontology


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