Statistical analyses of extinction in the marine fossil record

Several questions regarding the nature of extinction in the fossil record of marine invertebrates were investigated using statistical methods and familial diversity data. First, a series of analyses were performed to determine whether the magnitudes of mass extinctions were statistically distinguish...

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Main Author: Hubbard, Alan Edward
Other Authors: Geological Sciences
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41984
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04082009-040544/