Dynamic paleontology [electronic resource] : using quantification and other tools to decipher the history of life / Mark A.S. McMenamin.
2016
QE721
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Title
Dynamic paleontology [electronic resource] : using quantification and other tools to decipher the history of life / Mark A.S. McMenamin.
Author
McMenamin, Mark A., author.
ISBN
9783319227771 (electronic book)
3319227777 (electronic book)
9783319227764
3319227777 (electronic book)
9783319227764
Published
Switzerland : Springer, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xii, 251 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number
QE721
Dewey Decimal Classification
560
Summary
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 including such topics as analysis of the Cambrian Explosion and the question regarding the presence of life on Mars. The book considers how we think about certain types questions and shows how we can refine our approach to analysis right from the beginning of any particular research effort. The analytical tools presented here will have wide application to other fields of knowledge; as such the book represents a major contribution to our deployment of modern scientific method.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 21, 2016).
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Springer geology.
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Dynamic Paleontology : Using Quantification and Other Tools to Decipher the History of Life
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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. .
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. .