十年的脊椎动物古生物学研究:全球分类分布,性别动态和不断变化的方法

Haohan Wang1,2, Juliana Sterli3, Vincent Dupret4

  • 1Research Center of Natural History and Culture, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.

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概括

这项研究分析了12104份脊椎动物古生物学出版物. 哺乳动物和鱼类主导着新种类,而美国和中国则领导着研究,女性代表数量越来越多,但仍然很低,方法也在不断发展.

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