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Gorgosaurus specimen on display at the Royal Tyrell Museum.

Understanding the Fossil Record Bias, Part I: Fossilization’s Influencing Factors

November 13, 2018 Nick Schofield Leave a comment

Yes, there is a bias in the fossil record. We may have millions of specimens from across the geologic timescale,…

Posted in: Paleontology Filed under: bias, dinosaur, dinosaurs, fossil, fossil record, fossilization, geology, paleontology, taphonomy

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