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Analysis of periodicity of extinction using the 2012 geological time scale
Adrian L. Melott, Richard K. Bambach
Analysis of two independent data sets with increased taxonomic resolution (genera rather than families) using the revised 2012 time scale reveals that an extinction periodicity fir…
A ubiquitous ~62 Myr periodic fluctuation superimposed on general trends in fossil biodiversity: II, Evolutionary dynamics associated with periodic fluctuation in marine diversity
Adrian L. Melott, Richard K. Bambach
We investigate evolutionary dynamics related to periodicity fossil biodiversity. Coherent periodic fluctuation in origination/extinction of marine genera that survive <45 million y…
A ubiquitous ~62-Myr periodic fluctuation superimposed on general trends in fossil biodiversity. I. Documentation
Adrian L. Melott, Richard K. Bambach
We use Fourier analysis and related techniques to investigate the question of periodicities in fossil biodiversity. These techniques are able to identify cycles superimposed on the…
An ubiquitous ~62 Myr periodic fluctuation superimposed on general trends in fossil biodiversity
A. L. Melott, R. K. Bambach
A 62 Myr periodicity is superimposed on other longer-term trends in fossil biodiversity. This cycle can be discerned in marine data based on the Sepkoski compendium, the Paleobiolo…