Extinctions: A Paleontological Perspective

1991/08/16 by David Jablonski · 23 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

paper · doi:10.1126/science.253.5021.754

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• A kill curve for Phanerozoic marine species
• Pleistocene extinctions: the pivotal role of megaherbivores
• Late Devonian rugose corals and the Frasnian–Famennian crsis
• How Many Species Are There on Earth?
• Late Cenozoic Fossil Coleoptera: Evolution, Biogeography, and Ecology
• Generation times and the Quaternary evolution of reef-building corals

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• The Late Ordovician Mass Extinction
• Changes in marine productivity and redox conditions during the Late Ordovician Hirnantian glaciation
• The biotic crisis and the future of evolution
• Economics of the Endangered Species Act
• How do rare species avoid extinction? A paleontological view
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