Quantifying the Evolution of Early Life - Numerical Approaches to the Evaluation of Fossils and Ancient Ecosystems

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.

List of contents

PART I: NUMERICAL METHODS.- PART II: TECHNOLOGICAL APPROACHES.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Assisted by: Jame D Schiffbauer (Editor), James D Schiffbauer (Editor), Stephen Q. Dornbos (Editor), Marc Laflamme (Editor), Stephen Q Dornbos (Editor), James D. Schiffbauer (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.04.2013
• EAN: 9789400735477
• ISBN: 978-94-0-073547-7
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 237 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 726 g
• Illustrations: XX, 464 p.
• Series: Topics in Geobiology; Topics in Geobiology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Palaeontology; B, Statistics, paleontology, Earth and Environmental Science, Geology, geomorphology & the lithosphere, Statistical Theory and Methods, Quantitative Geology, Testing of materials, Characterization and Analytical Technique, Materials science, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Earth Sciences, Probability & statistics, Sedimentology & pedology, Sedimentology, Geology—Statistical methods