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Smith 10 Beisaw, April M. (2005). Annotated Bibliography of Taphonomy. Retrieved November 15, 2005, from http://www.geocities.com/abeisaw/Taphonomy/annotatedbibpart1.html An Internet-based bibliography maintained by April M. Beisaw, an independent zooarchaelogist with expertise in taphonomic analysis. Although the bibliography emphasizes zooarchaeological resources, it also includes resources related to paleontological and forensic taphonomy. Updated as recently as July 2005. Damuth, J. (2003). The Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates (BFV Online). Retrieved November 18, 2005, from http://www.bfvol.org/ Catalogs A web-based counterpart of a now defunct print series published by the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Contains 131,190 references to resources published between the years 1509-1968 and 1981-1993, including literature related to taphonomic studies. Site requires specialized query formation; instructions are provided. Print equivalent: Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Bibliography of fossil vertebrates. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology: Northbrook, IL. Series. Publication: irregular. Lewis, S.E., and Heikes, P.M. (1991). A catalog of fossil sites from the tertiary of the United States. St. Cloud, MN: St. Cloud State University. Not reviewed. 487-page catalog with maps. The Tertiary period lasted from the end of the Cretaceous period about 65.5 million years ago to the start of the Quaternary period about 1.6 million years ago. Dictionaries and Glossaries Allaby, A., and Allaby, M. (1999). A dictionary of earth sciences. Oxford Reference Online Premium. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Subscription database] Contains approximately 6,000 entries covering a wide range of earth science topics, including paleontology. Definition terms are hyperlinked, facilitating navigation. Available in both print and electronic formats. Access: Oxford Reference Online Premium database is available via Drexel University’s Hagerty Library subscription.
Smith 11 Bromley, R.G. (1990). Trace fossils: biology and taphonomy. London: Unwin Hyman. An excellent glossary of taphonomic terms is included in this text. Burgess, R. (1972). Dictionary of vertebrate paleontology: a compilation of the glossaries of paleontology and related sciences. Unpublished manuscript. Not reviewed. This manuscript is held by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. 701 leaves in length. Lyman, R.L. (1994). Vertebrate taphonomy. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. Text includes a 14-page glossary of taphonomic terms. Parker, S.P. (ed.). (2003). McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Earth Science. Second edition. New York: McGraw-Hill. Includes more than 10,000 essential terms covering every discipline of the earth sciences, including paleontology. Synonyms, acronyms, and abbreviations are provided. Available in both print and electronic subscription form. Electronic Access: eBrary [Subscription database]. Palo Alto, CA: ebrary, Inc. Available via Drexel University’s Hagerty Library subscription. Sinibaldi, R.W. (1999). The handbook of paleontological terms. St. Petersburg, FL: R.W. Sinibaldi. Not reviewed. A 58-page, self-published glossary of paleontological terms. U.S. Department of the Interior. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). (1999). Paleontology Glossary of Terms. Retrieved November 6, 2005, from http://geology.er.usgs.gov/paleo/glossary.shtml Includes major terms likely to be encountered in taphonomy resources. The Virtual Fossil Museum (2002). Glossary of Scientific Terminology Related to Fossils. Retrieved November 12, 2005, from http://www.fossilmuseum.net/Fossil%20Museum%20Scientific%20Glossary.htm A glossary of fossil terms.
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