Foreword by Anna K. Behrensmeyer and Catherine Badgley
Translator's Note
Publisher's Note
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Death and Its Aftermath
1. Death
2. Decomposition
3. Preservation
4. The Role of Insects
5. What Happens to Carcasses Lying on the Surface of the Ground
6. The Embedding Media
Chapter 2: Modes of Death
1. Death Due to Volcanic Activity
2. Death Due to Gases
3. Death Due to Grass, Prairie, and Forest Fires
4. Death by Drowning
5. Bogging Down in Mud
6. Stomach Contents
7. Death in Quicksand
8. Becoming Mired in Tidal Slits
9. Death in Crude Oil and Asphalt
10. Death Due to Flooding
11. Death Due to Fluctuations in Salinity
12. Death When Bodies of Water Dry Up
13. Overcrowding of Animals during Drought
14. Death Due to Hunting
15. Death Due to Cold
16. Death on Ice
Chapter 3: Laws Governing Positions of Recent and Fossil Vertebrate Carcasses
1. Burial of Land Vertebrates in Marine Strata
2. The Law of the Lower Jaw
3. The Passive Position of "Water Carcasses"
4. Displacement of Carcasses
5. Feeding Grounds
6. Partial Burial
7. Carcasses on Facies Boundary Lines
8. The Formation of Faceted Remains by Flowing Water
9. The Law of the Ribs
10. Desiccation of the Carcass
11. Hooked, Bent, and Curved Carcasses
Chapter 4: The Carcass Assemblage at Smithers Lake and Its Origin
1. The Significance of the Climate
2. The Landscape at Smithers Lake
3. Laws Governing Formation of Strandlines
4. Ganois Fishes at Smithers Lake
5. Turtle Carcasses at Smithers Lake
6. Alligator Carcasses at Smithers Lake
Chapter 5: Carcass Assemblages and Concentrations in the Geologic Past
Conclusion
Figures and Plates
References
Index