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

By:

Patzkowsky, Mark E [author]

Contributor(s):

Holland, Steven M [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2012.Description: xi, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9780226649382 (paperback : alkaline paper)

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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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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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