Invertebrate Paleontology

  1. Fundamental Concepts
    1. The Geological Time Scale
      1. Structure and Organization
        1. Eons
          1. Eras
            1. Periods
              1. Epochs
              2. Major Events in Earth History
                1. Methods of Dating
                  1. Relative Dating
                    1. Absolute Dating
                  2. Principles of Stratigraphy
                    1. Law of Superposition
                      1. Principle of Original Horizontality
                        1. Principle of Lateral Continuity
                          1. Principle of Faunal Succession
                            1. Index Fossils in Stratigraphy
                              1. Correlation of Rock Units
                              2. Systematics and Classification
                                1. Linnaean Hierarchy
                                  1. Kingdom
                                    1. Phylum
                                      1. Class
                                        1. Order
                                          1. Family
                                            1. Genus
                                              1. Species
                                              2. Phylogenetic Systematics
                                                1. Cladograms and Phylogenetic Trees
                                                  1. Monophyly
                                                    1. Paraphyly
                                                      1. Polyphyly
                                                        1. Synapomorphies and Homologies
                                                        2. Species Concepts in Paleontology
                                                          1. Morphological Species Concept
                                                            1. Biological Species Concept
                                                              1. Chronospecies
                                                                1. Practical Challenges in Fossil Species

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                                                            3. Taphonomy