The book covers a range of topics, and reflects some of the major overall questions in the field such as:
Which approaches are best suited to reconstructing biogeographic histories under a range of circumstances?
How do we maximize the use of organismal and earth sciences data to improve our understanding of events in earth history?
How well do analytical techniques devised for researching the biogeography of extant organisms perform in the fossil record?
Can alternative biodiversity metrics, particularly those based on morphological measurements, enhance our understanding of biogeographic patterns and processes?