Paleontology in the 21st Century

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: 20th century; 21th century; ancient DNA (aDNA); apatite; artrhopods; biochronology; biodiversity; Biology, life sciences; bone; bone remodeling; Brachylophosaurus; Cambrian explosion; Cercopithecidae; China; CO2; collagen; Combe-Grenal; coprolites; crystallographic texture; cuticle; degradation; dentition; diagenesis; diagenetic alteration; diet; dinosaur; dinosaurs; DNA barcoding; elemental analysis; ELISA; enamel; Eocene; Equidae; Equinae; equini; evolution; feather; fossil; fossil proteins; fossils; Fur Formation; genotype:phenotype mapping; geochemical taphonomy; geochemistry; glauconite; Gryphaea dilatata; Hell Creek Formation; hipparionini; history; history and philosophy of paleontology; hominin paleontology; Hornerstown Formation; hybridization; ICP-MS; insects; introgression; Judith River Formation; juvenile; keratin; macroevolution; magnetic resonance imaging; mandible; mass spectrometry; Mathematics and Science; melanin; MEV; micro-computed tomography; microanalysis; microbes; microscopy; miocene; mo-clay; molecular clock; molecular clocks; molecular paleontology; molecular preservation; molecular taphonomy; monkeys; morphological clock; morphometrics; n/a; Neanderthal; Neoepiblema; neutron diffraction; palaeobiogeography; palaeontology; paleoanthropology; paleobiological revolution; paleobiology; paleoclimatology; paleoecology; paleontology; paleoproteomics; periodontitis; phylogenomics; phylogeny; pigment; pole figures; porphyrin; preservation; primates; protein; protohippini; Purussaurus; radiocarbon dating; rare earth elements; recrystallization; REE; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Research and information: general; RIA; SEM analysis; shallow marine; soft tissues; soft-tissue preservation; steroids; Stolleklint Clay; structural coloration; synchrotron; taphonomy; tartar; taxonomy; technoscience and global issues; teeth; terrestrialization; thick-walled shells; tooth; twenty-first-century paleontology; Tyrannosaurus rex; Venta Micena site; VM-0; VM-1960; Ølst Formation
• ISBN: 9783036575735; 3036575731; 9783036575728; 3036575723
• DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-7573-5

This Special Issue highlights fundamental changes to the questions that we can ask about both the recent past and deep time. Delve into the forefront of paleontological research with this Special Issue reprint. Renowned paleontologists from around the world share groundbreaking insights into ancient life on Earth. Discover the latest advances in fossil discovery, analytical techniques, interdisciplinary collaborations, and technological innovations that are shaping our understanding of evolution and the Earth's history. This collection of cutting-edge research is a must-read for scientists, researchers, and enthusiasts interested in the dynamic field of paleontology in the modern era.