Stratigraphic Paleobiology: Understanding the Distribution of Fossil Taxa in Time and Space

by Mark E. Patzkowsky, Steven M. Holland, Doug Werner, et al.

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Whether the fossil record should be read at face value or whether it presents a distorted view of the history of life is an argument seemingly as old as many fossils themselves. In the late 1700s, Georges Cuvier argued for a literal interpretation, but in the early 1800s, Charles Lyell's gradualist view of the earth's history required a more nuanced interpretation of that same record. To this day, the tension between literal and interpretive readings...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226649385

ISBN13:9780226649382

Release Date:April 2012

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.84 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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