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By Øyvind Hammer,David A. T. Harper

over the past 10 years numerical tools have all started to dominate paleontology. those tools now achieve a long way past the fields of morphological and phylogenetic analyses to include biostratigraphy, paleobiogeography, and paleoecology. Paleontological information research explains the foremost numerical recommendations in paleontology, and the methodologies hired within the software program applications now to be had.

  • Following an creation to numerical methodologies in paleontology, and to univariate and multivariate concepts (including inferential testing), there stick with chapters on morphometrics, phylogenetic research, paleobiogeography and paleoecology, time sequence research, and quantitative biostratigraphy
  • Each bankruptcy describes a number of concepts intimately, with labored examples, illustrations, and acceptable case histories
  • Describes the aim, form of info required, performance, and implementation of every strategy, including notes of warning the place appropriate
  • The ebook and the accompanying earlier software program package deal (see www.blackwellpublishing.com/hammer) are very important investigative instruments in a quickly constructing box characterised by way of many fascinating new discoveries and cutting edge techniques
  • An precious device for all scholars and researchers excited by quantitative paleontology

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