Quantifying the Evolution of Early Life Numerical Approaches to the Evaluation of Fossils and Ancient Ecosystems /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Laflamme, Marc (Editor), Schiffbauer, James D. (Editor), Dornbos, Stephen Q. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: Topics in Geobiology, 36
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geology > Statistical methods.; Paleontology.; Sedimentology.; Statistics.; Materials science.; Earth Sciences.; Statistical Theory and Methods.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Quantitative Geology.
• Physical Description: XX, 464 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9789400706804
• ISSN: 0275-0120 ;

This volume provides a detailed description of a wide range of numerical, statistical or modeling techniques and novel instrumentation separated into individual chapters written by paleontologists with expertise in the given methodology. Each chapter outlines the strengths and limitations of specific numerical or technological approaches, and ultimately applies the chosen method to a real fossil dataset or sample type. A unifying theme throughout the book is the evaluation of fossils during the prologue and epilogue of one of the most exciting events in Earth History: the Cambrian radiation.