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Fossils, Phylogeny, and Form

An Analytical Approach

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Editors:
  1. Jonathan M. Adrain

    1. University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA

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  2. Gregory D. Edgecombe

    1. Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia

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  3. Bruce S. Lieberman

    1. University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA

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Part of the book series: Topics in Geobiology (TGBI, volume 19)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Paleobiology: An Empirical Historical Science

    • Jonathan M. Adrain, Gregory D. Edgecombe, Bruce S. Lieberman
    Pages 1-6

  3. Phylogenetic Systematics: Five Steps to Enlightenment

    • Deborah A. McLennan, Daniel R. Brooks
    Pages 7-28

  4. Morphometry and Phylogeny in the Resolution of Paleobiological Problems — Unlocking the Evolutionary Significance of an Assemblage of Silurian Trilobites

    • Nigel C. Hughes, Ralph E. Chapman
    Pages 29-54

  5. Morphological Disparity: A Primer

    • Matthew A. Wills
    Pages 55-144

  6. Homology, Characters, and Morphometric Data

    • Miriam Leah Zelditch, Donald L. Swiderski, William L. Fink
    Pages 145-196

  7. Landmarks, Localization, and the Use of Morphometrics in Phylogenetic Analysis

    • Norman MacLeod
    Pages 197-233

  8. Cladistic Biogeography: Component-Based Methods and Paleontological Application

    • Malte C. Ebach, Gregory D. Edgecombe
    Pages 235-289

  9. Stratigraphy, Phylogeny, and Species Sampling in Time and Space

    • Jonathan M. Adrain, Stephen R. Westrop
    Pages 291-322

  10. Analyzing Speciation Rates in Macroevolutionary Studies

    • Bruce S. Lieberman
    Pages 323-339

  11. The Nature and Origin of Supraspecific Taxa Revisited—with Special Reference to Trilobita

    • Niles Eldredge
    Pages 341-375

  12. The Role and Design of Databases in Paleontology

    • Roger L. Kaesler, Jill W. Krebs, Douglas L. Miller
    Pages 377-395

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 397-402
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About this book

Phylogenetic analysis and morphometrics have been developed by biologists into rigorous analytic tools for testing hypotheses about the relationships between groups of species. This book applies these tools to paleontological data.

The fossil record is our one true chronicle of the history of life, preserving a set of macroevolutionary patterns; thus various hypotheses about evolutionary processes can be tested in the fossil record using phylogentic analysis and morphometrics.

The first book of its type, Fossils, Phylogeny, and Form will be useful in evolutionary biology, paleontology, systematics, evolutionary development, theoretical biology, biogeography, and zoology. It will also provide a practical, researcher-friendly gateway into computer-based phylogenetics and morphometrics.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA

    Jonathan M. Adrain

  • Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia

    Gregory D. Edgecombe

  • University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA

    Bruce S. Lieberman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fossils, Phylogeny, and Form

  • Book Subtitle: An Analytical Approach

  • Editors: Jonathan M. Adrain, Gregory D. Edgecombe, Bruce S. Lieberman

  • Series Title: Topics in Geobiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0571-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Science+Business Media New York 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-46721-9Published: 31 January 2002

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-5137-5Published: 03 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-0571-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0275-0120

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 402

  • Topics: Paleontology, Evolutionary Biology, Zoology

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