The current field of conservation paleobiology was established by the work of K.W. Flessa and G.P. Dietl during the first decade of the 21st century.
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- Conservation paleobiology (en.wikipedia.org)
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- https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-73795-9_1 (link.springer.com)
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285727048_Conservation_paleobiology (researchgate.net)
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