Paleontology as a science
Fossils in time and space
Taphonomy and quality of the fossil record
Paleoecology and paleoclimates
Macroevolution and the tree of life
Fossil form and function
Mass extinctions and biodiversity loss
The origin of life
Protists
Origin of the metazoans
The basal metazoans
Spiralians I
Spiralians 2
Ecdysozoa
Deuterostomes echinoderms and hemichordates
Fishes and basal tetrapods
Dinosaurs and mammals
Fossil plants
Trace fossils
Diversification of life.
Introduction to paleobiology and the fossil record by M. J. Benton. ISBN 9781405141574. Published by Wiley-Blackwell in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.