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Cenograms are used in studying ancient communities to draw conclusions about a biome's species richness.

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Core claim confirmed by independent peer-reviewed paleoecology literature showing cenograms (mammalian body-weight distribution plots) are used to infer paleoenvironmental variables including species richness. Some proposed cenogram-based relationships have been questioned in critical reviews, indicating known methodological limitations. [tier=gold indep_score=0.867 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]

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