Rereading the fossil record : the growth of paleobiology as an evolutionary discipline / David Sepkoski.
Although fossils have provided some of the most important evidence for evolution, the discipline of paleontology has not always had a central place in evolutionary biology. Beginning in Darwin & rsquo;s day, and for much of the twentieth century, paleontologists were often regarded as mere fossi...
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| Other title: | Growth of paleobiology as an evolutionary discipline. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago ; London :
The University of Chicago Press,
2012.
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| Summary: | Although fossils have provided some of the most important evidence for evolution, the discipline of paleontology has not always had a central place in evolutionary biology. Beginning in Darwin & rsquo;s day, and for much of the twentieth century, paleontologists were often regarded as mere fossil collectors by many evolutionary biologists, their attempts to contribute to evolutionary theory ignored or regarded with scorn. In the 1950s, however, paleontologists began mounting a counter-movement that insisted on the valid, important, and original contribution of paleontology to evolutionary theory. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (432 pages) : illustrations, digital. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-418) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226748580 0226748588 128012640X 9781280126406 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |