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Stratigraphic paleobiology : understanding the distribution of fossil taxa in time and space / Mark E. Patzkowsky and Steven M. Holland.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2012.Description: xi, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780226649382 (paperback : alkaline paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 560.17 23 P322
Contents:
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.
Summary: This book presents a critical framework for assessing the fossil record, one based on a modern understanding of the principles of sediment accumulation.
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Books ISI Library, Kolkata 560.17 P322 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 137557
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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.

This book presents a critical framework for assessing the fossil record, one based on a modern understanding of the principles of sediment accumulation.

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