Journal subject areas

The journal subject areas were defined by the following index terms below.

Taxonomy and biodiversity

• palaeozoology
• palaeobotany
• micropalaeontology
• taxonomic diversity
• morphological disparity

Evolution and phylogeny

• evolution and development
• functional morphology
• constructional morphology
• diversity dynamic
• phylogenetic analysis

Biogeochemistry

• land
• coastal Ocean
• shelf and open ocean
• stable isotopes & other tracers
• organic biogeochemistry
• biomineralization

Earth system science and global change

• models, earth history
• climate change
• evolution of system Earth
• biostratigraphy