标题： 灭绝模型：一项回顾 显示英文标题

标题： Models of Extinction: A Review

摘要： 我们回顾了最近旨在模拟地质时间尺度上物种灭绝的研究工作。 我们讨论了一些模型，这些模型并不直接处理特定灭绝事件的直接原因，而是试图预测总体的统计趋势，比如大规模和小规模灭绝的相对频率，或者物种、属或更高分类单元寿命的分布。 我们还描述了现有的化石和其他数据，并将这些数据中可见的趋势与模型的预测进行了比较。 显示英文摘要

摘要： We review recent work aimed at modeling species extinction over geological time. We discuss a number of models which, rather than dealing with the direct causes of particular extinction events, attempt to predict overall statistical trends, such as the relative frequencies of large and small extinctions, or the distribution of the lifetimes of species, genera or higher taxa. We also describe the available fossil and other data, and compare the trends visible in these data with the predictions of the models.