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RE: Extinct Species
April 2, 2012 at 12:03 pm
(April 2, 2012 at 11:59 am)Phil Wrote:
(April 2, 2012 at 11:57 am)FallentoReason Wrote:
(April 2, 2012 at 8:30 am)Phil Wrote: Considering the average lifetime of a species is 5-10 million years and the first life appeared 3800 million years ago, I have no doubt whatsoever that extinct species are over 99%

Why is it that a species can't last any longer than that?

Who said they can't?

I'm assuming a normal distribution here. Maybe a better question is: has any species lived longer than say 100 million years?
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Extinct Species - by Styper - April 1, 2012 at 11:31 pm
RE: Extinct Species - by KichigaiNeko - April 1, 2012 at 11:35 pm
RE: Extinct Species - by Styper - April 1, 2012 at 11:53 pm
RE: Extinct Species - by Anomalocaris - April 1, 2012 at 11:42 pm
RE: Extinct Species - by KichigaiNeko - April 1, 2012 at 11:58 pm
RE: Extinct Species - by Styper - April 2, 2012 at 12:03 am
RE: Extinct Species - by KichigaiNeko - April 2, 2012 at 12:03 am
RE: Extinct Species - by Styper - April 2, 2012 at 12:06 am
RE: Extinct Species - by BoyWonder - April 2, 2012 at 12:47 am
RE: Extinct Species - by Phil - April 2, 2012 at 8:30 am
RE: Extinct Species - by Anomalocaris - April 2, 2012 at 10:11 am
RE: Extinct Species - by BoyWonder - April 2, 2012 at 10:20 am
RE: Extinct Species - by FallentoReason - April 2, 2012 at 11:57 am
RE: Extinct Species - by Phil - April 2, 2012 at 11:59 am
RE: Extinct Species - by FallentoReason - April 2, 2012 at 12:03 pm
RE: Extinct Species - by Phil - April 2, 2012 at 12:11 pm
RE: Extinct Species - by Anomalocaris - April 2, 2012 at 10:27 am
RE: Extinct Species - by Phil - April 2, 2012 at 10:35 am
RE: Extinct Species - by Styper - April 2, 2012 at 10:38 am
RE: Extinct Species - by Phil - April 2, 2012 at 10:40 am
RE: Extinct Species - by Styper - April 2, 2012 at 10:42 am
RE: Extinct Species - by BoyWonder - April 2, 2012 at 11:17 am
RE: Extinct Species - by BoyWonder - April 2, 2012 at 3:14 pm
RE: Extinct Species - by Styper - April 2, 2012 at 3:28 pm
RE: Extinct Species - by Gooders1002 - April 2, 2012 at 6:17 pm
RE: Extinct Species - by BoyWonder - April 3, 2012 at 7:52 am
RE: Extinct Species - by orogenicman - April 8, 2012 at 4:52 pm

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