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What is FossilPlot?
FossilPlot is a spreadsheet application for making graphs of the diversity
and stratigraphic ranges of Phanerozoic marine animals. It builds on the
compendium of marine genera published by Sepkoski (2002) and makes these
data available, accessible and practical for teaching
concepts in evolution.
Is FossilPlot for me?
If you teach courses in paleontology
at the college or university level, this program is designed for you and
your students. FossilPlot is a remarkably versatile class resource and
can be integrated into undergraduate and graduate course curricula. FossilPlot
operates in MS-Excel for PC or MAC, and it is easy to use students
can generate their own graphs within the first few minutes of being introduced
to the program.
How do I get FossilPlot?
This freeware program and
its supporting documents are designed for educational purposes. Please
respect the sources used in this program by properly citing Sepkoski
(2002) and Tapanila
(2007). The software is free and meant for educational purposes.
New! FossilPlot version 1.1 is now available.
Downloads
FossilPlot
1.1 MS-Excel
application (.xls; 54Mb)
User's
Manual 1.1
All the details (.pdf; 70 kb)
User's
Primer 1.1
MS-PowerPoint slideshow on how to use FossilPlot, ideal for teaching the
program to students (.ppt; 4 Mb)
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