Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part B: Protoctista, Part B,

Boulder, Colorado: Geological Society of America (GSA), 2005. Book. New. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo.. Reprint. Hard cover. 184 pp. Part B in the Invertebrate Paleontology series. This definitive series of volumes is the most comprehensive and authoritative body of knowledge in existence on invertebrate fossil groups. For each fossil group, these volumes describe and illustrate: morphological features, with special reference to hard parts; ontogeny; classification; geologic distribution; evolutionary trends and phylogeny; and systematic descriptions. There are a great many detailed illustrations and plates throughout the series. Part B deals generally with plantlike autotrophic protoctists. This volume on invertebrate paleontology covers: introductory chapters covering morphology, mineralization, techniques for preparation and study, ecology and paleoecology, biogeography, stratigraphic distribution and paleobiogeography, stratigraphic range chart, biozonation, evolutionary history, molecular phylogeny, classification, and glossary. Systematic descriptions of the phylum Charophyta include the orders Moellerinales, Sycidiales, and Charales, followed by a comprehensive reference list and index. New..