"...This is one of the first to deal specifically with paleontology.... The book reads well.... The book appears to be oriented toward graduate-level seminars and professionals.... recommended..." --L.T. Spencer, emeritus, Plymouth State University, Choice
1. Paleontology and evolutionary theory; 2. A new way of looking at the fossil record; 3. Punctuated equilibria: provocations and problems; 4. The emergence of a hierarchical evolutionary theory; 5. The case for species selection; 6. Real trends; 7. The dynamics of evolutionary trends; 8. Is evolution contingent?; 9. Diversity and disparity; 10. Are genes the new fossils?
