The paper addresses these points: As an example, for all the dinosaurs that ever lived, there are only a few thousand near-complete specimens, or equivalently

The paper addresses these points: As an example, for all the dinosaurs that ever lived, there are only a few thousand near-complete specimens, or equivalently only a handful of individual animals across thousands of taxa per 100,000 years. Conceptually see also: dematerialization refers to the absolute or relative reduction in the quantity of materials required to serve economic functions in society. In common terms, dematerialization means doing more with less. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dematerialization_(economics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dematerialization_(economics) Also: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43822733-more-from-less https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43822733-more-from-less