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Paleobiology: Instructions for Contributors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2016

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Paleobiology publishes original contributions dealing with any biological aspect of the history of life. Emphasis is placed on biological or paleobiological processes and patterns, including macroevolution, extinction, diversification, speciation, functional morphology, biogeography, phylogeny, paleoecology, molecular paleontology taphonomy, among others. Papers will typically interest readers from more than one specialty. Proposals for symposium volumes should be discussed in advance with the editors. Larger manuscripts on the same subjects as those normally covered in Paleobiology articles should be submitted to the Paleobiology Memoirs series.

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