Vertebrate Paleontology

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:academic
gptkbp:focusesOn paleoenvironmental reconstruction
trace fossils
soft tissue preservation
vertebrate skeletal remains
gptkbp:hasConcept mass extinction
adaptive radiation
phylogenetic systematics
faunal succession
transitional fossils
gptkbp:hasSubfield paleontology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vertebrate Paleontology
gptkbp:importantFor reconstructing ancient ecosystems
understanding vertebrate evolution
gptkbp:includes study of amphibian fossils
study of bird fossils
study of fish fossils
study of mammal fossils
study of reptile fossils
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Philip_J._Currie
gptkb:Richard_Owen
gptkb:Mary_Anning
gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
gptkb:Jack_Horner
gptkb:Paul_Sereno
gptkb:Robert_T._Bakker
gptkb:John_H._Ostrom
gptkb:Edward_Drinker_Cope
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkb:Field_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_London
gptkb:Royal_Tyrrell_Museum
gptkbp:professionalOrganization gptkb:Society_of_Vertebrate_Paleontology
gptkbp:publishes gptkb:Nature
gptkb:science
gptkb:Journal_of_Vertebrate_Paleontology
gptkb:Palaeontology
gptkbp:relatedTo evolutionary biology
geology
zoology
paleobiology
invertebrate paleontology
paleoecology
gptkbp:studies fossil vertebrates
gptkbp:uses comparative anatomy
phylogenetics
stratigraphy
radiometric dating
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Natural_History_Museum_of_Los_Angeles_County
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5