Stratigraphic paleobiology : understanding the distribution of fossil taxa in time and space /

Stratigraphic paleobiology : understanding the distribution of fossil taxa in time and space /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Patzkowsky, Mark E. (Mark Edward), 1958- author.
Imprint:	Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2012], ©2012.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Paleontology, Stratigraphic. Paleobiology. Fossils. Paleoecology. Geochronometry. Fossils. Geochronometry. Paleobiology. Paleoecology. Paleontology, Stratigraphic. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11146436

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Other authors / contributors:	Holland, Steven M. (Steven Matthew), 1957- author.
ISBN:	9780226649399 0226649393 1280126329 9781280126321 9780226649375 0226649377 9780226649382 0226649385
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Whether the fossil record should be read at face value or whether it presents a distorted view of the history of life is an argument seemingly as old as many fossils themselves. In the late 1700s, Georges Cuvier argued for a literal interpretation, but in the early 1800s, Charles Lyell & rsquo;s gradualist view of the earth & rsquo;s history required a more nuanced interpretation of that same record. To this day, the tension between literal and interpretive readings lies at the heart of paleontological research, influencing the way scientists view extinction patterns and their causes, ecosystem pe.
Other form:	Print version: Patzkowsky, Mark E. (Mark Edward), 1958- Stratigraphic paleobiology. Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2012], ©2012 9780226649375
Standard no.:	7312405

Table of Contents:

The nature of a sample
The stratigraphic framework
Environmental controls on the distribution of species
Stratigraphic controls on fossil occurrences
The ecology of fossil taxa through time
Morphological change through time
From individual collections to global diversity
Ecosystem change through time
From beginnings to prospects
Common sequence stratigraphic terms.