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Fallibility Quote by D. V. Ager

“Palaeontologists cannot live by uniformitarianism alone. This may be termed…” quote by D. V. Ager — Download Open image

“Palaeontologists cannot live by uniformitarianism alone. This may be termed the Phenomenon of the Fallibility of the Fossil Record.”

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