Taphonomy [electronic resource] : Process and Bias Through Time / edited by Peter A. Allison, David J. Bottjer.
By: Allison, Peter A [editor.].
Contributor(s): Bottjer, David J [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookSeries: Aims & Scope Topics in Geobiology Book Series: 32Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011Edition: 2.Description: XII, 600 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789048186433.Subject(s): Geography | Life sciences | Geochemistry | Paleontology | Sedimentology | Biodiversity | Earth Sciences | Paleontology | Biodiversity | Geochemistry | Sedimentology | BiogeosciencesOnline resources: Click here to access online
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Springer eBooksSummary: 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.
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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.
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