Taphonomy Process and Bias Through Time
Description
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.
Keywords
SciencePaleontologyLife SciencesEcologyEarth SciencesSedimentology & StratigraphyGeologyBiological DiversityTechnology & EngineeringAgricultureAgronomySoil ScienceBiology
2010Book
Author(s)David J. Bottjer
PublisherSpringer Netherlands
ISBN9789048186426
LanguageEnglish
