Directionality in the history of life: Diffusion from the left wall or repeated scaling of the right?

Paleobiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2000, Pages 1-14

  Knoll, A H ^a   Bambach, R K ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EVOLUTION;

EID: 0034471333     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0094837300026865     Document Type: Article

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