Testing the quality of the fossil record by groups and by major habitats

Historical Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-157

  Benton, Michael J ^a   Hitchin, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cladistics; Evolution; Fossil record; Phylogeny; Popper; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL RECORD; MOLECULAR DATA; PHYLOGENY; STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 0030425459     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912969609386559     Document Type: Article

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