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. 1997 Jul;71(4):533-9.
doi: 10.1017/s0022336000040026.

Biodiversity: past, present, and future

J J Sepkoski Jr  1
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Biodiversity: past, present, and future

J J Sepkoski Jr. J Paleontol. 1997 Jul.

Abstract

NASA: Data from the fossil record are used to illustrate biodiversity in the past and estimate modern biodiversity and loss. This data is used to compare current rates of extinction with past extinction events. Paleontologists are encouraged to use this data to understand the course and consequences of current losses and to share this knowledge with researchers interested in conservation and ecology.

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