The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang, China

The Chengjiang biota is one of the most remarkable fossil
discoveries ever made. The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang is
the first book in English to provide fossil enthusiasts with an
overview of the fauna.

• • 100 superb full color plates.

• First English language illustrated guide to this important
  fauna.

• A must-have for all palaeontologists worldwide.

To see a collection of images from the book, click on the
following link: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/chengjiang

Autorentext

Hou Xian-guang is a Professor at Yunnan University, Kunming,
where he is Director of the Research Center for Chengjiang Biota.
Previously he was a Professor at the Palaeontological Institute,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing. He discovered the Chengjiang
biota and has studied it for 20 years.

Richard Aldridge is FW Bennett Professor of Geology at
the University of Leicester. He specializes in early vertebrates,
particularly the extinct conodonts, and also works on a range of
exceptionally preserved fossils. He is President of the
International Palaeontological Association.

Jan Bergström is Professor of Palaeozoology at the
Swedish Museum of Natural History. His major paleontological
interests are in the evolution of the oldest arthropods and the
evolution of life at the beginning of the Paleozoic.

David Siveter is Professor of Palaeontology at the
University of Leicester. His main research interests are in
Paleozoic arthropods, especially ostracods, and also exceptionally
preserved Paleozoic faunas.

Derek Siveter is Assistant Curator at the University
Museum of Natural History, and Reader in Earth Sciences, University
of Oxford. His research focuses on arthropods, especially those of
the Early Paleozoic, together with fossils from several
Konservat-Lagerstätten.

Feng Xiang-hong is the Deputy Head of the Research Center
for the Chengjiang Biota, Yunnan University, and is in charge of
foreign affairs and project organizer for the center. She has been
involved with the collection and promulgation of the Chengjiang
Biota since its discovery.

Zusammenfassung
The Chengjiang biota is one of the most remarkable fossil discoveries ever made. The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang is the first book in English to provide fossil enthusiasts with an overview of the fauna.

• 100 superb full color plates.

• First English language illustrated guide to this important fauna.

• A must-have for all palaeontologists worldwide.

To see a collection of images from the book, click on the following link: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/chengjiang

Inhalt

Foreword.

Preface.

Part I: Geological And Evolutionary Setting of The
Biota.

1. Geological Time And The Evolution Of Early Life On Earth.

2. The Evolutionary Significance Of The Chengjiang Biota.

3. The Discovery And Initial Study Of The Chengjiang
   Lagerstätte.

4. The Distribution And Geological Setting Of The Chengjiang
   Lagerstätte.

5. The Taphonomy And Preservation Of The Chengjiang Fossils.

6. The Paleoecology Of The Chengjiang Biota.

Part II: Chengjiang Fossils.

7. Algae.

8. Phylum Porifera.

9. Phylum Cnidaria.

10. Phylum Ctenophora.

11. Phylum Nematomorpha.

12. Phylum Priapulida.

13. Phylum Hyolitha.

14. Phylum Lobopodia.

15. Anomalocarididae (Phylum Uncertain).

16. Phylum Arthropoda.

17. Phylum Brachiopoda.

18. Phylum? Vetulicolia.

19. Phylum Chordata.

20. Enigmatic Animals.

21. Species Recorded From The Chengjiang Biota.

References.

Index