Vertebrate Ichnology: Tracks and Trails, Consumption, Digging and Reproduction, Geoconservation

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Spencer G Lucas (Stratigrapher and Paleontologist, New Mexico Museum of Natural History, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA) Adrian Hunt P (Paleontologist, Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum, USA)

Vertebrate Ichnology

Tracks and Trails, Consumption, Digging and Reproduction, Geoconservation

Spencer G Lucas (Stratigrapher and Paleontologist, New Mexico Museum of Natural History, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA), Adrian Hunt P (Paleontologist, Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum, USA), Hendrik Klein (Independent Researcher, Saurierwelt Palaontologisches Museum, Germany)

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Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
25 July 2025

Fishes (ichthyology); Meteorology & climatology; Palaeontology

Vertebrate Ichnology: Fish Ichnology, Consumption, Burrows and Reproduction, Geoconservation is a comprehensive and meticulously researched review and analysis of the entire vertebrate trace fossil record, shedding light on lesser-known vertebrate traces beyond footprints. From vertebrate burrows to the ichnology of reproduction, each chapter provides valuable insights and up-to-date information. The book explores a wide range of topics, including consumption through coprolites, dentalites, regurgitalites, and other trace fossils that are evidence of vertebrate predation and consumption.

This authoritative reference provides students, researchers, and professionals in the field of Earth and Planetary sciences with updated information on the geological heritage of vertebrate ichnosites and their importance in geoconservation efforts.

Edited by: Spencer G Lucas (Stratigrapher and Paleontologist New Mexico Museum of Natural History Albuquerque New Mexico USA), Adrian Hunt P (Paleontologist, Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum, USA), Hendrik Klein (Independent Researcher, Saurierwelt Palaontologisches Museum, Germany)
Imprint: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 191mm,
Weight: 450g
ISBN: 9780443383519
ISBN 10: 0443383510
Pages: 788
Publication Date: 25 July 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Fish Trails and Imprints 2. Analyzing Coprolites: Different Methods for the Study of Coprolites 3. Dentalites 4. Regurgitalites 5. Consumulites 6. Coprolites 7. Gastroliths 8. Pabulites, Digestilites, Micturalites and Other Trace Fossil Evidence of Predation and Consumption 9. Vertebrate Burrows 10. The Ichnology of Reproduction in Fossil Tetrapods 11. Vertebrate Ichnosites as Geological Heritage: a Global Synthesis of Best Practices in Geoconservation

Spencer G. Lucas is a stratigrapher and paleontologist who has been Curator of Geology and Paleontology at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA) since 1988. Lucas’s research focuses on vertebrate body and trace fossils. Since 1992, he has been a major contributor to refinement of the Triassic timescale as a Voting Member of the IUGS Subcommission on Triassic Stratigraphy. He has undertaken extensive field research in the American West, Kazakstan, China, Mexico, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Lucas has published 7 books and edited or co-edited more than 70 volumes. He has published more than 1000 scientific articles and is or has been on numerous editorial boards. In 1991, he founded the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin and is its Chief Editor. Adrian P. Hunt is a palaeontologist who has been Adjunct Curator of Paleontology at New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (New Mexico) since 2007 and Executive Director of the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum (Washington) since 2007. Previously, he was founder/curator of the Mesalands Dinosaur Museum (New Mexico) and Executive Director of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. He is particularly interested in vertebrate trace fossils, ranging from coprolites to footprints, and he has published in this subject area for over 35 years, having published more than 700 articles, and written or edited six books. Hendrik Klein is an independent researcher working at Saurierwelt Paläontologisches Museum, Germany. His main research fields are vertebrate paleontology and ichnology. He is a member of the editorial boards of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin and the Ichnos journal. Present research projects and work include Tetrapod ichnology and ichnostratigraphy of the Triassic; ichnology and paleoecology of Paleozoic-Mesozoic strata in Morocco with Technical University, Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany and Chouaib Doukkali University, El Jadida, Morocco; and Mesozoic tetrapod ichnology of China with Lida Xing and Martin Lockley.