Species richness in marine benthic habitats through the Phanerozoic

Paleobiology

Volumn 2, Issue , 1977, Pages 152-167

  Bambach, Richard K ^a  

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

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DOI: 10.1017/S0094837300005236     Document Type: Article

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