DISCOVER: Avoiding Pitfalls in Paleontology: A Couple Case Studies

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    In a nutshell: When presented with fragmentary fossils, how does one determine whether subtle differences between individuals are natural variation within a single species or defining traits of separate species? Should we lump similar individuals together into a single species or split them off into separate lineages?

    Period14 Mar 2018

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    • TitleAvoiding Pitfalls in Paleontology: A Couple Case Studies
      Media name/outletDiscover
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited States
      Date14/03/18
      DescriptionIn a nutshell: When presented with fragmentary fossils, how does one determine whether subtle differences between individuals are natural variation within a single species or defining traits of separate species? Should we lump similar individuals together into a single species or split them off into separate lineages?
      URLblogs.discovermagazine.com/deadthings/2018/03/14/pitfalls-in-paleontology/
      PersonsDean Lomax
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    • palaeontology

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