Dynamic Paleontology Using Quantification and Other Tools to Decipher the History of Life /

• Main Author: McMenamin, Mark A.S (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Springer Geology,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geology > Statistical methods.; Paleontology.; Evolutionary biology.; Earth Sciences.; Quantitative Geology.; Evolutionary Biology.

Using a series of case studies, the book demonstrates the power of dynamic analysis as applied to the fossil record. Written in an engaging and informative style, Dynamic Paleontology outlines the best application of quantitative and other tools to critical problems in the paleontological sciences i...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• Scleritome
• Christmas Tree Stromatolite
• Archaeocyath Mixotrophy
• Environmental Convergence
• Mat Farmers
• Etch Stop
• Sampling Bias
• Shell Alignment
• Deep Bones
• Dung Stones
• Cambrian Cannibals
• Parenting Skills
• First Fruits
• Pandora's Pithos
• Systematics
• Index. .