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Time Series Analysis of the Fossil Record

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Patterns and Processes in the History of Life

Part of the book series: Dahlem Workshop Reports ((DAHLEM LIFE,volume 36))

Abstract

When treated as a statistical time series, the fossil record can be examined for temporal trends and the presence of periodic patterns. The relationship between two or more time series can also be examined. Ordinal techniques for the analysis of temporal trends and frequency domain techniques for the examination of periodicity and the relationship between two time series are recommended. The lack of point estimates of the temporal occurrence of fossils and the irregular spacing and sparseness of the temporal record are the major obstacles to applying time series analysis to the fossil record.

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    E. F. Connor

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Connor, E.F. (1986). Time Series Analysis of the Fossil Record. In: Raup, D.M., Jablonski, D. (eds) Patterns and Processes in the History of Life. Dahlem Workshop Reports, vol 36. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70831-2_7

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