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OverviewThis new text sets out to establish the key role played by systematics in deciphering patterns of evolution from the fossil record. It begins by considering the nature of the species in the fossil record and then outlines recent advances in the methodology used to establish phylogenetics relationships, stressing why fossil evidence can be crucial. The way species are grouped into higher taxa, and how this affects their utility in evolutionary studies is also discussed. Because the fossil record abounds with sampling and preservational biases, the book emphasizes that observed patterns can rarely be taken at face value. It is argued that evolutionary trees, constructed from combining phylogenetic and biostratigraphic data, provide the best approach for investigating patterns of evolution through geologic time. The only integrated text covering the study of evolutionary patterns from a phylogenetic stance. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrew B. SmithPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Edition: 3rd Dimensions: Width: 17.30cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 0.510kg ISBN: 9780632036424ISBN 10: 0632036427 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 03 May 1994 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsIntroduction. Species in the fossil record. Parsimony, phylogenetic analysis and fossils. Higher taxa. The nature of biostratigraphical data. Phylogenetic trees. Patterns from the fossil recordReviewsFrom a review of the manuscript: [The book] has the potential to become the standard reference on the subject - required reading for all palaentologists. Indeed I can envisage a state of affairs where no-one will dare use taxonomic data from the fossil record to address evolutionary questions without first checking Smith to ensure that their methods are legal . D E G Briggs, University of Bristol From a review of the manuscript: [The book] has the potential to become the standard reference on the subject - required reading for all palaentologists. Indeed I can envisage a state of affairs where no-one will dare use taxonomic data from the fossil record to address evolutionary questions without first checking Smith to ensure that their methods are legal . D E G Briggs, University of Bristol Author InformationAndrew B. Smith is associate professor in the Archaeology Department, University of Cape Town, South Africa. He received his Ph.D. in 1974 from the University of California, Berkeley, and has taught and worked in the United States, and many countries in north, west and southern Africa. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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