Biodiversity: Past, present, and future

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 533-539

  John Sepkoski Jr , J John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0345596470     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022336000040026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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