Browsing Department of Geological Sciences (MU) by Thesis Semester "2018 Spring"
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Taphonomic characteristics of fossils on the burgessshale-type spectrum
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)"Study of exceptional fossil preservation tends to yield exciting results. Since soft-bodied organisms and the soft tissues of biomineralizing organisms are usually not preserved in the fossil record, instances of soft-tissue ... -
Temporal trends in the Holocene: exploring implications for conservation paleobiology through quantitative assessment of marine mollusks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)Conservation paleobiology is a relatively new field which applies the theories and analytical tools of paleontology to problems concerning the conservation of biodiversity. The use of data from stratigraphy, sediment or ...