Books available for review

Books available for review announcement - updated!

The following volumes are available to Paleontological Society members in exchange for writing a review in Priscum. Reviews should be informative, engaging, and 400–800 words long. The tone can be informal and casual, appropriate to recommending a book to colleagues. Reviews are expected to be returned within six months after receipt. Past book reviews can be found in past issues of Priscum athttps://www.paleosoc.org/priscum-newsletter and https://www.paleosoc.org/blogReviewers must be a current member of the Paleontological Society before beginning review. If you are interested in reviewing one of these texts, please contact Book Reviews Editor Phil Novack-Gottshall ([email protected])

Book publishers: Please contact Book Reviews Editor Phil Novack-Gottshall ([email protected]) if you are interested in providing review copies for inclusion in Priscum, which has a readership of more than 1,100 professional and avocational paleontologists, and with reviews that are published with open access.

 

Available for Review

Ball, P. 2023. How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology. Univ. Chicago Press.

Benton, M.J. 2023. Extinctions: How Life Survives, Adapts, and Evolves. Thames & Hudson.

Bibi, F., B. Kraatz, M. Beech, and A. Hill, eds. 2022. Sands of Time: Ancient Life in the Late Miocene of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Springer.

Carroll, S.B. 2021. A Series of Fortunate Events: Chance and the Making of the Planet, Life, and You. Princeton Univ. Press.

Casanovas-Vilar, I., L.W. van der Hoek Ostende, C.M. Janis, and J. Saarinen, eds. 2023. Evolution of Cenozoic Land Mammal Faunas and Ecosystems. Springer.

Downey, A.B. 2023. Probably Overthinking It: How to Use Data to Answer Questions, Avoid Statistical Traps, and Make Better Decisions. Univ. Chicago Press.

Gerlach, J., ed. 2014. Western Indian Ocean Tortoises: Ecology, Diversity, Evolution, Conservation, Palaeontology. Siri Scientific Press.

Jackson, P.N.W. 2019. Introducing Palaeontology—A Guide to Ancient Life. 2nd ed. Dunedin Academic Press.

McNamara, K. 2023. Unearthing the Underworld: A Natural History of Rocks. Reaktion / Univ. Chicago Press.

Moretzsohn, F. (with contributions from M.G. Harasewych). 2023. Shells: A Natural and Cultural History. Reaktion / Univ. Chicago Press.

Rieppel, O. 2019. Mesozoic Sea Dragons: Triassic Marine Life from the Ancient Tropical Lagoon of Monte San Giorgio. Indiana Univ. Press.

Vermeij, G. 2023. The Evolution of Power: A New Understanding of the History of Life. Princeton Univ. Press.

Weedon, G. P. and S. D. Chapman. 2022. Ichthyosaurs from the Early Jurassic of Britain. Siri Scientific Press.

Wood, R., T. Lenton, S. Poulton, A. Liu, and P. Donoghue, eds. 2020. The Origin and Rise of Complex Life: Integrating Models, Geochemical and Palaeontological Data. A special topics issue of the Royal Society’s Interface Focus. All articles available for free at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rsfs/2020/10/4

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