Geological and anthropogenic controls on the sampling of the terrestrial fossil record: A case study from the dinosauria

Dinosaurs provide excellent opportunities to examine the impact of sampling biases on the palaeodiversity of terrestrial organisms. The stratigraphical and geographical ranges of 847 dinosaurian species are analysed for palaeodiversity patterns and compared to several sampling metrics. The observed...

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Main Authors: Upchurch, P, Mannion, P, Benson, R, Butler, R, Carrano, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011