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Evolution: Palaeontology at the high table

Nature volume 309, pages 401–402 (1984)Cite this article

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    John Maynard Smith

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Smith, J. Evolution: Palaeontology at the high table. Nature 309, 401–402 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1038/309401a0

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