Analysis of periodicity of extinction using the 2012 geological timescale

Paleobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 177-196

  Melott, Adrian L ^a   Bambach, Richard K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84899968906     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/13047     Document Type: Article

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