A History Of Life

1. From production to final burial
(Taphonomy/Shell transport)

...e opportunity to walk to the conglomeratic fan-deltas where the history of shell-transport began. All these evidences where first understood by Emiliano Mutti and exposed in some little-known papers, ...

2. Man's roots, man's routes
(Theory of evolution/Man\'s evolution)

...synthesis of studies on mithocondrial DNA and Y chromosome with archaeological, paleontological and climate evidence, the virtual journey presents us with many events of our history yet little known, ...

3. Methane, flatulence, and the coevolution of bacteria
(Past ecosystems/Microbial communities)

...the reason for the title: “If intestinal gas smell sulfurous it is not likely to be rich in methane. Direct evidence for methane in flatulence is its flammability [...] A fraternity trick—not recommen...

4. Sperm whales carcasses at the shelf break
(Past ecosystems/Whale-fall communities)

Finally some evidence on the sulphophilic stage of whale-fall communities at relatively shallow depths. The ecosystem that develops around a carcass of a large cetacean undergoes four successional sta

5. Whale-fall bivalves
(Past ecosystems/Whale-fall communities)

...odon carcharias) and the blue shark (Prionace glauca) and teeth marks found on the bone surface are direct evidence of meat stripping taking place in the first days after the fall. The soft-bodied ...