Overview
- Covers the evaluation of fossils during the Cambrian radiation
- Expands the breadth of understanding of numerical approaches and novel technologies to both young and seasoned paleontologists
- Outlines strengths and limitations of specific numerical or technological approaches and applies the chosen method to a real fossil dataset or sample type
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Topics in Geobiology (TGBI, volume 36)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Numerical Methods
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Technological Approaches
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Quantifying the Evolution of Early Life
Book Subtitle: Numerical Approaches to the Evaluation of Fossils and Ancient Ecosystems
Editors: Marc Laflamme, James D. Schiffbauer, Stephen Q. Dornbos
Series Title: Topics in Geobiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0680-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-0679-8Published: 03 March 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3547-7Published: 21 April 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-0680-4Published: 28 February 2011
Series ISSN: 0275-0120
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 464
Topics: Paleontology, Sedimentology, Statistical Theory and Methods, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Quantitative Geology