Quantifying the Evolution of Early Life [electronic resource] : Numerical Approaches to the Evaluation of Fossils and Ancient Ecosystems / edited by Marc Laflamme, James D. Schiffbauer, Stephen Q. Dornbos.
By: Laflamme, Marc [editor.].
Contributor(s): Schiffbauer, James D [editor.] | Dornbos, Stephen Q [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookSeries: Topics in Geobiology: 36Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011Description: XX, 464 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789400706804.Subject(s): Geography | GeologyxMathematics | Paleontology | Sedimentology | Mathematical statistics | Surfaces (Physics) | Earth Sciences | Paleontology | Sedimentology | Statistical Theory and Methods | Characterization and Evaluation of Materials | Quantitative GeologyDDC classification: 560 Online resources: Click here to access online
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Springer eBooksSummary: This volume provides a detailed description of a wide range of numerical, statistical or modeling techniques and novel instrumentation separated into individual chapters written by paleontologists with expertise in the given methodology. Each chapter outlines the strengths and limitations of specific numerical or technological approaches, and ultimately applies the chosen method to a real fossil dataset or sample type. A unifying theme throughout the book is the evaluation of fossils during the prologue and epilogue of one of the most exciting events in Earth History: the Cambrian radiation.
This volume provides a detailed description of a wide range of numerical, statistical or modeling techniques and novel instrumentation separated into individual chapters written by paleontologists with expertise in the given methodology. Each chapter outlines the strengths and limitations of specific numerical or technological approaches, and ultimately applies the chosen method to a real fossil dataset or sample type. A unifying theme throughout the book is the evaluation of fossils during the prologue and epilogue of one of the most exciting events in Earth History: the Cambrian radiation.
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