Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology; Part O: Arthropoda Vol I[1], Arthropoda - General Features, Protarthropoda, Euarthropoda - General Features, Trilobitomorpha [Hardcover]

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• Hardcover: 579 pages
• Publisher: Geological Society of America; 1ST edition (July 1959)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813730155
• ISBN-13: 978-0813730158
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars The "Bible" of Trilobite information, a 1959 classic., September 16, 1999

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Samuel M. Gon III "trilobitophile" (Honolulu, HI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology; Part O: Arthropoda Vol I[1], Arthropoda - General Features, Protarthropoda, Euarthropoda - General Features, Trilobitomorpha (Hardcover)

If you are interested in Trilobites, ancient arthropods that are the signature of the Paleozoic, then this classic work, written by the world experts of the time is a must for your collection. Not only is there an illustrated catalogue of the families and genera of trilobites known at the time (10,000 species vs today's 15,000+), but such hidden treasures as a review of many of the Burgess Shale arthropods (then considered Trilobitomorpha and therefore included in the work), and detailed discussions and descritpions of the major features of trilobites, their biology and ecology and their evolution over time are presented. While many of the conjectures are different from today's (more enlightened?) considerations, they provide tantalizing insight on the difficulties of paleontological science: deducing the nature of a world that has not existed for hundreds of millions of years.

Such classical trilobite workers as H.B. Whittington, R.C. Moore, and F. Rasetti to name a few, had a hand in this: the still-standing single definitive source for trilobitophiles.

A revision of the treatise on trilobites is beginning to emerge (Kaesler 1997), and two of the most primitive orders (Agnostida and Redlichiida) were revised in Volume One of the revision. We won't see a completed revision of the 1959 Treatise (in two more volumes) until sometime in the first decade of this new millenium.

In conclusion, for its current value as a trilobite information source, for its historical value as the world view on trilobites at the dawn of the 1960s, and for its >1000 individual drawings and figures of trilobites and their kin, this is a must for the trilobite-lover's library.

respectfully submitted, Dr. Sam Gon III