Resolving time in paleobiology
| Autor: | David E. Schindel, Anna K. Behrensmeyer |
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| Rok vydání: | 1983 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
010506 paleontology Ecology Computer science Paleobiology Paleontology Geologic record 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Data science General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Realization (systems) Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Paleobiology. 9:1-8 |
| ISSN: | 1938-5331 0094-8373 |
| Popis: | Time is so fundamental to the everyday thinking of paleobiologists and geologists that it is seldom given close critical attention. Many of the currently debated issues in evolutionary history—catastrophic extinctions and punctuated vs. gradual morphological change, for instance—include assumptions about time and rate which are seldom made explicit. Methods now exist for calibrating evolutionary patterns through estimates of time components in the fossil and sedimentological records. There is a growing realization that increased precision in defining time frameworks can greatly clarify evolutionary problems. This has helped to stimulate renewed interest in the traditional topic of time and how it is represented in the biological and geological record. |
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