Foreword -- What is computational paleontology -- Computational Modeling of growth and development of paleozoic echinoids -- Calculating the tempo of morphological evolution:rates of discrete character change in a phylogenetic context -- Paleoinfomatics - past, presend and future perspectives,- The evolution of modern human and Neanderthal cranial form -- Shape function and phylogeny:the comparative methods in evolutionary paleobiology -- Paleoecology and current entomological work:Computational issues and links -- Morphometric analysis of polymorphism in species of the Lower Cretaceous ammonite genus Knemiceras: an unusual palaeontological problem elucidated by an unusual methodology -- Issues involved with the use of incomplete specimens and missing data in morphometric analysis of fossils -- Development and applications of the computed tomography in the study of the human fossil crania -- Digitizing methods for paleontology -- Digital skeletons - Computer aided Design - Future insights in computational paleontology- with special spotlight on visual palentology.