Geodiversity, palaeodiversity or biodiversity: Where is the place of palaeobiology and an understanding of taphonomy?

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 551-555

  Hart, Malcolm B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Extinction events; Fossil collecting; Geodiversity; Palaeodiversity; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FOSSIL RECORD; GEODIVERSITY; PALEOBIOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; TAPHONOMY;

EID: 84864325539     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pgeola.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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