This Mathematica add-in performs quantitative analyses and modeling common in the field of paleontology, including simulating diversity through time, cohort/survivorship analysis, disparity through time, principal coordinates analysis, and various GIS functions.
Installation: Download the ".m" file from the latest release section. Install using the "Install" item on the "File" menu. Once installed, you must load the package like any other with the line <<PollyQuantPaleo, using either this suggested name or another.
Funding for development for this package has been provided by grants NSF EAR 1338298, the Robert R. Shrock fund at Indiana University, the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies, and the Lilly Endowment through its support for the Indiana University Pervasive Technology Institute and the Indiana METACyt Initiative. This package was developed for the Indiana University course EAS G563, Quantitative Paleontology.
User's guide: Quantitative Paleontology Users Guide.pdf
Cite as: Polly, P.D. 2023. Quantitative Paleontology for Mathematica. Version 5.1. https://github.com/pdpolly/Quantitative-Paleontology-for-Mathematica/