| Paleobiology: An Empirical Historical Science | |
| A Historical Perspective | p. 1 |
| Phylogeny and Form | p. 3 |
| References | p. 6 |
| Phylogenetic Systematics: Five Steps to Enlightenment | |
| Introduction | p. 7 |
| The Terminology | p. 9 |
| The Method | p. 15 |
| Summary | p. 26 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 27 |
| References | p. 27 |
| Morphometry and Phylogeny in the Resolution of Paleobiological Problems--Unlocking the Evolutionary Significance of an Assemblage of Silurian Trilobites | |
| Introduction | p. 29 |
| Paleontology's Contribution to Understanding Evolution | p. 30 |
| Research Questions | p. 31 |
| Locality | p. 33 |
| Study Sample | p. 34 |
| Analysis | p. 34 |
| Discussion | p. 46 |
| Summary | p. 52 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 52 |
| References | p. 53 |
| Morphological Disparity: A Primer | |
| Introduction | p. 55 |
| Cladistic Concepts | p. 59 |
| Phenetic Concepts | p. 60 |
| Phenetic Indices of Disparity | p. 88 |
| Disparity and Major Body Plans | p. 96 |
| Other Factors Variously Related to Disparity | p. 97 |
| The Continuity of Morphospace Occupation | p. 100 |
| Patterns of Disparity Through Time | p. 108 |
| Morphological Constraints | p. 112 |
| Disparity and Extant Biodiversity | p. 123 |
| Conclusions | p. 124 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 127 |
| References | p. 127 |
| Homology, Characters, and Morphometric Data | |
| Introduction | p. 145 |
| Homology | p. 147 |
| Homology and Classes of Morphometric Variables | p. 174 |
| Conclusions | p. 193 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 194 |
| References | p. 194 |
| Landmarks, Localization, and the Use of Morphometrics in Phylogenetic Analysis | |
| Introduction | p. 197 |
| The Geometric Basis of Morphometric Observations | p. 199 |
| The Biological Basis of Morphometric Observations | p. 201 |
| Materials and Methods | p. 203 |
| Results | p. 206 |
| Discussion | p. 223 |
| Summary | p. 228 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 230 |
| References | p. 231 |
| Cladistic Biogeography: Component-Based Methods and Paleontological Application | |
| Introduction | p. 235 |
| Geographic Congruence | p. 236 |
| The Role of Fossils | p. 238 |
| Optimality | p. 241 |
| Area Definition | p. 244 |
| Taxon-Area Cladograms, Areagrams and General Areagrams | p. 246 |
| Analytical Problems and Assumptions | p. 247 |
| Current Component-Based Approaches | p. 253 |
| Sources of Ambiguity | p. 275 |
| Node Interpretation | p. 277 |
| Cladograms and Trees Revisited | p. 279 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 280 |
| Notes | p. 280 |
| Glossary of Terms | p. 281 |
| References | p. 282 |
| Appendix | p. 287 |
| Stratigraphy, Phylogeny, and Species Sampling in Time and Space | |
| Introduction | p. 291 |
| Reconstructing Phylogeny With and Without Temporal "Data | p. 292 |
| Time as "Data" | p. 295 |
| Utility of Strato-Phylogenies | p. 297 |
| Strato-Methods and Sampling | p. 298 |
| Trilobite Species Sampling in the Laurentian Sunwaptan | p. 299 |
| Phylogeny of the Euptychaspidinae and Macronodinae | p. 305 |
| Phylogeny Versus Sampling | p. 311 |
| Conclusions | p. 313 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 313 |
| References | p. 314 |
| Character List for Analysis of Euptychaspidinae and Macronodinae | p. 320 |
| Analyzing Speciation Rates in Macroevolutionary Studies | |
| Introduction | p. 323 |
| The Rates of Evolution Most Relevant to Paleontological Studies of Macroevolution | p. 324 |
| Approaches to Analyzing Rates of Speciation | p. 325 |
| Conclusions | p. 336 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 337 |
| References | p. 337 |
| The Nature and Origin of Supraspecific Taxa Revisited--With Special Reference to Trilobita | |
| Introduction | p. 341 |
| The Sloshing Bucket | p. 344 |
| Trilobites: How Do the Predictions of the Sloshing Bucket Fare? | p. 357 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 368 |
| Notes | p. 369 |
| References | p. 372 |
| The Role and Design of Databases in Paleontology | |
| Introduction | p. 377 |
| Databases Today | p. 378 |
| Kinds of Databases | p. 380 |
| Security, Access, and the Value of Information | p. 382 |
| The Electronic Relational Database | p. 384 |
| Databases in Paleontology | p. 388 |
| The Future of Databases in Paleontology | p. 390 |
| Conclusions | p. 392 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 392 |
| References | p. 393 |
| Index | p. 397 |
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