Echinoderm Morphological Disparity: Methods, Patterns, and Possibilities
Part of Elements of Paleontology
- Author: Bradley Deline, University of West Georgia
- Date Published: January 2021
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The quantification of morphology through time is a vital tool in elucidating macroevolutionary patterns. Studies of disparity require intense effort but can provide insights beyond those gained using other methodologies. Over the last several decades, studies of disparity have proliferated, often using echinoderms as a model organism. Echinoderms have been used to study the methodology of disparity analyses and potential biases as well as documenting the morphological patterns observed in clades through time. Combining morphological studies with phylogenetic analyses or other disparate data sets allows for the testing of detailed and far-reaching evolutionary hypotheses.
Read more- A discussion of relevant methods utilized to capture morphology with fossil echinoderms
- An exploration of the sampling and other potential issues that could bias the results of studies of morphological evolution
- A discussion of the major patterns of morphological evolution in echinoderms as well as the underlying factors and potential for future study
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- Date Published: January 2021
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9781108897587
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Methods of quantifying morphology
3. A priori choices in experimental design
4. Taphonomy and missing data
5. Patterns in Phanerozoic disparity
6. Future directions.
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