What do paleontological studies show about the relationship be-tween the geographic range of a species and its probability of un-dergoing speciation or extinction? How does this relationship present a paradox for biodiversity?

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What do paleontological studies show about the relationship be-tween the geographic range of a species and its probability of un-dergoing speciation or extinction? How does this relationship present a paradox for biodiversity?

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Paleontological studies provide history about life present on earth. This study depends on the fossils of the dead organisms. The study of fossils studied under a geographic range has different species distributed in a given range.

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