Abstract
This chapter addresses how ecology has played out through time, with the influence of evolution and changing environments, is the subject of paleoecology. Paleoecologists are able to study various aspects of ancient ecology, depending upon the nature of the fossil and stratigraphic record that is being studied. There are three approaches to interpreting the life habits of ancient organisms from fossils: comparison with modern analogs; production of theoretical, computer, and physical models; and circumstantial evidence. Paleoecological models for paleoenvironmental reconstruction proceed through a history of development that involves steady incorporation of new information, from modern and ancient environments and ecologies. Fossil leaves have been a particularly important source of information on ancient climate. Data on fossil occurrence through the stratigraphic record are painstakingly determined through detailed studies of stratigraphic sections and published in a variety of scientific papers.
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