A palaeoenvironmental analytical technique, used when direct comparison with modern analogues is not possible.

The tolerance for various environmental parameters of each taxon is estimated from that of a comparable living form, and the value of each environmental parameter is estimated from the overlap of values from all taxa or by comparing the fossil community with the most comparable modern analogue.

Basically, the statistics for a taxon are estimated by the gathering data on similar modern forms.

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