▪ Abstract Advances in taphonomy and stratigraphy over the past two decades have
dramatically improved our understanding of the causes, effects, and remedies of …

Both refutationist and verificationist philosophies and practices are becoming increasingly
evident in phylogenetic inference. Refutation and verification are fundamentally different …

Abstract strap (S tratigraphic T ree A nalysis for P alaeontology) is a new package for the
freely available statistical programming language R designed to perform three main …

Cladistics, a method used to create a nested series of taxa based on homologous characters
shared only by two or more taxa and their immediate common ancestor, offers a means of …

The incompleteness of the fossil record hinders the inference of evolutionary rates and
patterns. Here, we derive relationships among true taxonomic durations, preservation …

La conciencia viviente Page 1 La conciencia viviente JOSÉ LUIS DÍAZ GÓMEZ Page 2 Page 3
Page 4 Sección de Obras de Ciencia y Tecnología LA CONCIENCIA VIVIENTE Page 5 Comité …

One of the leading textbooks in its field, Bringing Fossils to Life applies paleobiological
principles to the fossil record while detailing the evolutionary history of major plant and …

Names: Prothero, Donald R.| Buell, Carl Dennis, illustrator. Title: Evolution: what the fossils
say and why it matters/Donald R. Prothero; with original Illustrations by Carl Buell …

Amphisbaenians are a poorly known group of squamate reptiles with over 150 extant
species in 23 genera. They live almost exclusively under loose or sandy soil in tropical to …

Anyone interested in comparative biology or the history of science will find this myth-busting
work genuinely fascinating. It draws attention to the seminal studies and important advances …