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The Paleobiology Database is a scientific organization run by paleontological researchers from around the world. We are bringing together taxonomic and distributional information about the entire fossil record of plants and animals. Everyone is welcome to use our data.

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John Alroy
UC Santa Barbara
Matthew Clapham
UC Santa Cruz
Laurie Eccles
Penn State
Austin Hendy
Yale University
Wolfgang Kiessling
Museum für Naturkunde
Torsten Liebrecht
Museum für Naturkunde
Alex Lin
Yale University
Uta Merkel
Museum für Naturkunde
Mark Uhen
University of Alabama
Loic Villier
Université de Provence
Featured publication
A. J. W. Hendy. 2009. The influence of lithification on Cenozoic marine biodiversity trends. Paleobiology 35:51-62 (#87)

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New members
Björn Kröger, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin
Marc Laflamme, Yale University
Alex Lin, Yale University
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