Romer's gap
Gap in the tetrapod fossil record / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Romer's gap is an apparent gap in the Paleozoic tetrapod fossil record used in the study of evolutionary biology, which represent periods from which excavators have not yet found relevant fossils. It is named after American paleontologist Alfred Romer, who first recognised it in 1956.[2][3] Recent discoveries in Scotland are beginning to close this gap in palaeontological knowledge.[4][5]
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Axis scale: millions of years ago.
Known fossil ranges.
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