Van Valen's Law of Constant Extinction
Cross-source consensus on Van Valen's Law of Constant Extinction from 1 sources and 4 claims.
1 sources · 4 claims
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- Van Valen's Law states that extinction probability within the same ecological context does not depend on how long a species has already existed. — Modelling the longevity of complex living systems
- When Van Valen's Law holds, species durations commonly follow exponential decay. — Modelling the longevity of complex living systems
- The Artiodactyla example supports Van Valen's Law because its genera fit best under the semi-log transformation. — Modelling the longevity of complex living systems
- A Type II result is treated as the statistical signature expected from memoryless macroevolution. — Modelling the longevity of complex living systems