Where Would You Place the Actual Extinction Date of a Taxon

question 34

Multiple Choice

Where would you place the actual extinction date of a taxon if you knew that the Signor-Lipps effect was at work?

• A) exactly at the date of the last-known fossil
• B) after the date of the last-known fossil
• C) before the date of the last-known fossil
• D) It is not possible to determine when extinction occurred relative to the date of the last-known fossil.

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