Disproving Conventional Wisdom On Diversity Of Marine Fossils An...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Sun, 07/13/2008 - 22:30

New research may be disproving much of the conventional wisdom about the diversity of marine fossils and extinction rates.

While previous research showed eventual recoveries in the diversity of fossils after periods of extinction, new work shows that the number of species comes back up quickly -- at least on a geological time scale -- and then stays relatively flat.


 

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