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→Utility of fossils in paleoclimatology
Fossils have been used in an ''ad hoc'' manner to interpret climate since the beginnings of geology as a science, but a systematic methodology for using fossils to assess climate is still lacking. The following elements can contribute to such a methodology:
Fossils have been used in an ''ad hoc'' manner to interpret climate since the beginnings of geology as a science, but a systematic methodology for using fossils to assess climate is still lacking. The following elements can contribute to such a methodology:
* Biostratigraphic correlation
* [[Biostratigraphic correlation and age determination|Biostratigraphic correlation]]
* Adaptive morphology of animals and plants
* Adaptive morphology of animals and plants
* Isotopic “paleothermometers”
* Isotopic “paleothermometers”