Looking at the map, and at the database in general, we see many more fossils from North America and Europe than from other parts of the world (the size of the points on the map indicate how many occurrences/collections are found there). Why do you think there are more fossils included from these regions? +I ***IFiltersx Cenozoicx Equidae66DanianPaleoceneSTYpresianPaleogeneEoceneLutetianmeyGeologic TimePhanerozoicCenozoicBartonian PriabonianOligoceneRupelianChattian23.03ABurdigalianNeogeneMioceneLSTortonian4,253 total collections6,335 total occurrencesPMZ PI2.588QPсI0

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Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)

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Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa

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Looking at the map, and at the database in general, we see many more fossils from North America and Europe than from other parts of the world (the size of the points on the map indicate how many occurrences/collections are found there). Why do you think there are more fossils included from these regions?