Speciation and extinction asymmetries in paleontological phylogenies: Evidence for evolutionary progress?

Paleobiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 305-335

  Pearson, Paul N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAMINIFERA; GRAPTOLOIDEA;

EVOLUTION; EXTINCTION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

EID: 0032445972     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0094-8373-24.3.305     Document Type: Article

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