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Romer's gap

Romer's gap is an apparent gap in the Paleozoic tetrapod fossil record noted in the studies of paleontology and evolutionary biology, which represent periods in the Early Carboniferous from which excavators have not yet found relevant transitional fossils. It is named after American paleontologist Alfred Romer, who first recognised it in 1956. Studies…

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Tournaisian-age locations

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Romer's gap

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Triples35
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025316
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related to Tournaisian-age locations · 14
Romer's gap → Blue Beach, Canada, Director, East Lothian, For, Geological Survey, In, Nova Scotia, Ribbo, Romer's, Scotland, Sir William Logan, Tournaisian, Tournaisian-age
related to Mechanism behind the gap · 13
Romer's gap → Also, Ballagan Formation, However, Paleozoic, Recent, Romer's, Scotland, Some, The, There, They, This, While
related to Age · 7
Romer's gap → Carboniferous, Devonian, Mississippian, Romer's, The, Tournaisian, Visean
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Romer's gap → apparent gap in the Paleozoic tetrapod fossil record noted in the studies of paleontology and evolutionary biology

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Romer's gapis aapparent gap in the Paleozoic tetrapod fossil record noted in the studies of paleontology and evolutionary biology0.90text
Romer's gaprelated to AgeRomer's0.60section
Romer's gaprelated to AgeCarboniferous0.60section
Romer's gaprelated to AgeMississippian0.60section
Romer's gaprelated to AgeTournaisian0.60section
Romer's gaprelated to AgeVisean0.60section
Romer's gaprelated to AgeThe0.60section
Romer's gaprelated to AgeDevonian0.60section
Romer's gaprelated to Mechanism behind the gapThere0.60section
Romer's gaprelated to Mechanism behind the gapSome0.60section
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