Paleobiology is a branch of paleontology that combines paleontological methods with evolutionary and ecological theory to study the biology, evolution, and paleoenvironments of ancient organisms through systematic analysis of fossil evidence.
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Extraterrestrial Cause for the Cretaceous-Tertiary Extinction
Luis W. Alvarez, Walter Álvarez, Frank Asaro et al. · Science · 1980 · 4K citations
Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology
Raymond C. Moore · The Micropaleontologist · 1950 · 3.6K citations
Taphonomic and ecologic information from bone weathering
Anna K. Behrensmeyer · Paleobiology · 1978 · 2.8K citations · Full text
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87Sr/86Sr, δ13C and δ18O evolution of Phanerozoic seawater
Ján Veizer, Davin Ala, Karem Azmy et al. · Chemical Geology · 1999 · 2.6K citations · Full text
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See also Paleobiology | |
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Core Methods | Mechanical Preparation Chemical Preparation Micro-computed Tomography Econometrics |
Evolutionary Patterns | Episodic Evolution Major Evolutionary Transitions Morphological Stasis Rapid Species Radiations Mass Extinctions Morphological Disparity Related Diversification Evolution |
Paleoecology | |
Data Sources | Fossil Type Specimens Fossil Record Literature Stratigraphic Records |
Analytical Models | Finite Element Analysis Geometric Morphometrics Econometrics Transfer Learning |