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Global genus richness (black line) and rock quantity (shaded area) plotted at age of interval base. Genus data are from Sepkoski's global compendium (24). Rock quantity is measured as the total number of sedimentary rock sections. Ordinate corresponds to eight times the number of sections. Note break in ordinate to accommodate Cenozoic increase in genus richness. See text for discussion.
