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How many dinosaur species were there? Fossil bias and true richness estimated using a Poisson sampling model
The fossil record is a rich source of information about biological diversity in the past. However, the fossil record is not only incomplete but has also inherent biases due to geological, physical, chemical and biological factors. Our knowledge of past life is also biased because of differences in a...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4810813/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26977060 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2015.0219 |