Introduction: rereading the fossil record
Darwin's dilemma: paleontology, the fossil record, and evolutionary theory
The growth of theoretical paleontology
The rise of quantitative paleobiology
From paleoecology to paleobiology
Punctuated equilibria and the rise of the new paleobiology
The founding of a research journal
"Towards a nomothetic paleontology": the MBL model and stochastic paleontology
A "natural history of data": the rise of taxic paleobiology
The dynamics of mass extinctions
Toward a new macroevolutionary synthesis
Conclusion: paleontology at the high table?
Rereading the fossil record : the growth of paleobiology as an evolutionary discipline by David Sepkoski. ISBN 9780226748559. Published by The University of Chicago Press in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.