TY - BOOK AU - Patzkowsky,Mark E. AU - Holland,Steven M. TI - Stratigraphic paleobiology: understanding the distribution of fossil taxa in time and space SN - 9780226649382 (paperback : alkaline paper) U1 - 560.17 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Chicago : PB - The University of Chicago Press, KW - Stratigraphic Paleontology KW - Paleobiology KW - Fossils KW - Paleoecology KW - Geochronometry N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction -- 2. The nature of a sample -- 3. The stratigraphic framework -- 4. Environmental controls on the distribution of species -- 5. Stratigraphic controls on fossil occurrences -- 6. The ecology of fossil taxa through time -- 7. Morphological change through time -- 8. From individual collections to global diversity -- 9. Ecosystem change through time -- 10. From beginnings to prospects N2 - This book presents a critical framework for assessing the fossil record, one based on a modern understanding of the principles of sediment accumulation ER -