Paleontological Data Analysis

Author : Øyvind Hammer,David A. T. Harper
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781405172943

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Paleontological Data Analysis by Øyvind Hammer,David A. T. Harper Pdf

During the last 10 years numerical methods have begun to dominate paleontology. These methods now reach far beyond the fields of morphological and phylogenetic analyses to embrace biostratigraphy, paleobiogeography, and paleoecology. Paleontological Data Analysis explains the key numerical techniques in paleontology, and the methodologies employed in the software packages now available. Following an introduction to numerical methodologies in paleontology, and to univariate and multivariate techniques (including inferential testing), there follow chapters on morphometrics, phylogenetic analysis, paleobiogeography and paleoecology, time series analysis, and quantitative biostratigraphy Each chapter describes a range of techniques in detail, with worked examples, illustrations, and appropriate case histories Describes the purpose, type of data required, functionality, and implementation of each technique, together with notes of caution where appropriate The book and the accompanying PAST software package (see www.blackwellpublishing.com/hammer) are important investigative tools in a rapidly developing field characterized by many exciting new discoveries and innovative techniques An invaluable tool for all students and researchers involved in quantitative paleontology

Author : Øyvind Hammer,D. A. T. Harper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Paleontology
ISBN : 8126549963

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Paleontological Data Analysis by Øyvind Hammer,D. A. T. Harper Pdf

Author : Øyvind Hammer,David A. T. Harper
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119933953

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Paleontological Data Analysis by Øyvind Hammer,David A. T. Harper Pdf

PALEONTOLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS An up-to-date edition of the indispensable guide to analysing paleontological data Paleontology has developed in recent decades into an increasingly data-driven discipline, which brings to bear a huge variety of statistical tools. Applying statistical methods to paleontological data requires a discipline-specific understanding of which methods and parameters are the most appropriate ones, and how to account for statistical bias inherent in the fossil record. By guiding the reader to these and other fundamental questions in the statistical analysis of fossilized specimens, Paleontological Data Analysis has become the standard text for anyone with an interest in quantitative analysis of the fossil record. Now fully updated to reflect the latest statistical methods and disciplinary advances, it is an essential tool for practitioners and students alike. Readers of the second edition of Paleontological Data Analysis readers will also find: New sections on machine learning, Bayesian inference, phylogenetic comparative methods, analysis of CT data, and much more New use cases and examples using PAST, R, and Python software packages Full color illustrations throughout Paleontological Data Analysis is ideal for paleontologists, evolutionary biologists, taxonomists, and students in any of these fields.

Author : Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Geology
ISBN : UOM:39015095145432

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Predictive Stratigraphic Analysis by Geological Survey (U.S.) Pdf

A collection of extended abstracts of papers presented at two workshops on the title subject.

Author : Ronald Singer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1153 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134271412

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Encyclopedia of Paleontology by Ronald Singer Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Paleontology is designed to address the shortage of general reference works on both vertebrate and invertebrate paleontology and to serve the needs of students and lay persons interested in the field. As the encyclopedia aims to provide basic information, the majority of the 350 entries are devoted to explanations of paleontological concepts and techniques, examinations of the evolutionary development of particular organisms and biological features, profiles of major discoveries, and biographies of leading scientists. Each entry includes an essay and a further reading list. An international team of 200 leading experts in the field has prepared the illustrations and the essays, which range from concise descriptions to comprehensive discussions.

Author : Jonathan M. Adrain,Gregory D. Edgecombe,Bruce S. Lieberman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461505716

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Fossils, Phylogeny, and Form by Jonathan M. Adrain,Gregory D. Edgecombe,Bruce S. Lieberman Pdf

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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Geology
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030041205677

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U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : Graeme Bonham-Carter,Cheng Qiuming
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540694960

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Progress in Geomathematics by Graeme Bonham-Carter,Cheng Qiuming Pdf

Celebrating Frits Agterberg’s half-century of publication activity in geomathematics, this volume’s 28 timely papers, written by his friends and colleagues, treat a variety of subjects of current interest, many of them also studied by Frits, including: spatial analysis in mineral resource assessment, quantitative stratigraphy, nonlinear multifractal models, compositional data analysis, time series analysis, image analysis, and geostatistics. Professor Agterberg published his first paper as a graduate student in 1958 and has since produced (and continues to publish) a steady stream of research papers on a wide variety of subjects of interest to geomathematical practitioners. Most of the papers included here address methodology and feature practical case studies, so that the book likely has broad appeal to those interested in mathematical geosciences, both to academic researchers seeking a comprehensive overview and also to practitioners of geomathematical approaches in industry.

Author : Pratul Kumar Saraswati,M.S. Srinivasan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319145747

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Micropaleontology by Pratul Kumar Saraswati,M.S. Srinivasan Pdf

This book will help readers learn the basic skills needed to study microfossils especially those without a formal background in paleontology. It details key principles, explains how to identify different groups of microfossils, and provides insight into their potential applications in solving geologic problems. Basic principles are addressed with examples that explore the strengths and limitations of microfossils and their geological records. This overview provides an understanding of taphonomy and quality of the fossil records, biomineralization and biogeochemistry, taxonomy, concepts of species, and basic concepts of ecology. Readers learn about the major groups of microfossils, including their morphology, ecology, and geologic history. Coverage includes: foraminifera, ostracoda, coccolithophores, pteropods, radiolaria, diatoms, silicoflagellates, conodonts, dinoflagellates, acritarch, and spores and pollens. In this coverage, marine microfossils, and particularly foraminifera, are discussed in more detail compared with the other groups as they continue to play a major role in most scientific investigations. Among the various tracers of earth history, microfossils provide the most diverse kinds of information to earth scientists. This richly illustrated volume will help students and professionals understand microfossils, and provide insight on how to work with them to better understand evolution of life, and age and the paleoenvironment of sedimentary strata.

Author : Michael J. Benton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2024-10-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781394195084

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Vertebrate Palaeontology by Michael J. Benton Pdf

All-new edition of the world’s leading vertebrate palaeontology textbook, now addressing key evolutionary transitions and ecological drivers for vertebrate evolution Richly illustrated with colour illustrations of the key species and cladograms of all major vertebrate taxa, Vertebrate Palaeontology provides a complete account of the evolution of vertebrates, including macroevolutionary trends and drivers that have shaped their organs and body plans, key transitions such as terrestrialization, endothermy, flight and impacts of mass extinctions on biodiversity and ecological drivers behind the origin of chordates and vertebrates, their limbs, jaws, feathers, and hairs. This revised and updated fifth edition features numerous recent examples of breakthrough discoveries in line with the current macroevolutionary approach in palaeontology research, such as the evolutionary drivers that have shaped vertebrate development. Didactical features have been enhanced and include new functional and developmental feature spreads, key questions, and extensive references to useful websites. Written by a leading academic in the field, Vertebrate Palaeontology discusses topics such as: Palaeozoic fishes, including Cambrian vertebrates, placoderms (‘armour-plated monsters’), Pan-Chondrichthyes such as sharks and rays, and Osteichthyes (‘bony fishes’) The first tetrapods, covering problems of life on land, diversity of Carboniferous tetrapods and temnospondyls and reptiliomorphs following the Carboniferous Mesozoic reptiles, such as Testudinata (turtles), Crocodylomorpha, Pterosauria, Dinosauria, great sea dragons and Lepidosauria (lizards and snakes) Mammals of the southern and northern hemispheres, covering Xenarthra (sloths, anteaters), Afrotheria (African mammals), Laurasiatheria (bats, ungulates, carnivores), and Euarchontoglires (rodents, primates) A highly comprehensive and completely up-to-date reference on vertebrate evolution, Vertebrate Palaeontology is an ideal learning aid for palaeontology courses in biology and geology departments. The text is also highly valuable to enthusiasts who want to experience the flavour of how modern research in the field is conducted.

Author : Kenneth Ratcliffe,Brian A. Zaitlin
Publisher : SEPM Soc for Sed Geology
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781565761995

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Application of Modern Stratigraphic Techniques by Kenneth Ratcliffe,Brian A. Zaitlin Pdf

Much has been written and debated about the various methodologies applied to modern stratigraphic analysis and the ever increasing complexity of terminologies. However, there exist numerous stratigraphic techniques that are reliant upon precise, quantitative, reproducible data, rather than qualitative interpretive stratigraphic methodologies. Such stratigraphic techniques are applied in an entirely pragmatic non-biased manner within the petroleum industry to provide enhanced stratigraphic understanding of petroleum systems. The petroleum industry is a key driver behind the development of new stratigraphic techniques and a major provider of new stratigraphic data, which has resulted in several of these new techniques having been developed as a requirement to the industry. Furthermore, because techniques, such as isotope chemostratigraphy, elemental chemostratigraphy, magnetic susceptibility stratigraphy, numerical biostratigraphy and heavy mineral stratigraphy are based around precise, quantified and reproducible analytical data, they provide an independent means to test the more interpretive stratigraphic methodologies. This volume attempts an overview of stratigraphic methodologies, but largely focuses on data-generative stratigraphic techniques such as chemostratigraphy, magnetic susceptibility stratigraphy, numerical biostratigraphy and heavy mineral stratigraphy. Where appropriate, each paper discusses data generation methods including sample preparation and analytical methods as well outlining data interpretation methods. This is followed by case histories that demonstrate how those data are used to resolve stratigraphic problems, commonly using material derived from petroleum basins around the World.

Author : D. A. T. Harper
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1999-07-09
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:49015002550078

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Numerical Palaeobiology by D. A. T. Harper Pdf

Numerical Palaeobiology Computer-Based Modelling and Analysis of Fossils and their Distributions Edited by David A.T. Harper University of Copenhagen, Denmark Microcomputers have become an everyday part of the palaeobiologists tool-kit. Moreover, there is now a wide range of computer software available to handle all sorts of palaeontological data and problems. This book, aimed at final year undergraduates, graduate students and professional palaeontologists, biologists and geologists, brings together the many strands of contemporary palaeontology through the medium of numeracy. It provides a comprehensive review, with applications, of the many computer based techniques available for the analysis and modelling of palaeontological data. The first part of the book covers classical phenetic taxonomy through cladistics and the computer-generated reconstructions of fossils to actual models for fossil growth. This leads onto distribution analysis and modelling of fossils in time and space. Detailed stratigraphical distributions of fossils are described in quantitative terms together with the larger-scale patterns in the history of life itself, while palaeoecology, palynofacies, trace fossils and palaeogeography are all introduced through a spectrum of numerical algorithms. The majority of the studies are linked to specific software packages and many are illustrated with case histories. Although there are a number of books available on computer modelling and data analysis in geology, no study has integrated the two with such a range of palaeontological subject material.

Author : Marc Laflamme,James D. Schiffbauer,Stephen Q. Dornbos
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400706804

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Quantifying the Evolution of Early Life by Marc Laflamme,James D. Schiffbauer,Stephen Q. Dornbos Pdf

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.

Author : Peter A. Allison,David J. Bottjer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 603 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048186433

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Taphonomy by Peter A. Allison,David J. Bottjer Pdf

Taphonomic bias is a pervasive feature of the fossil record. A pressing concern, however, is the extent to which taphonomic processes have varied through the ages. It is one thing to work with a biased data set and quite another to work with a bias that has changed with time. This book includes work from both new and established researchers who are using laboratory, field and data-base techniques to characterise and quantify the temporal and spatial variation in taphonomic bias. It may not provide all the answers but it will at least shed light on the right questions.

Author : H. Richard Lane
Publisher : Waldemar Kramer Verlag GmbH
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Paleontology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021254763

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Paleontology in the 21st Century Workshop by H. Richard Lane Pdf