Confidence intervals for the duration of a mass extinction
A key question in studies of mass extinctions is whether the extinction was a sudden or gradual event. This question may be addressed by examining the locations of fossil occurrences in a stratigraphic section. However, the fossil record can be consistent with both sudden and gradual extinctions. Ra...
Published in: | Paleobiology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
2012
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1666/11016.1 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0094837300000579 |