What does a Paleobiology reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Paleobiology looks like this: Rivera, M., and D. Chen. 2021: The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12:145–162.

How can I generate a Paleobiology citation?

Use the free generator on this page: paste a DOI, URL (e.g. a news article), or BibTeX, or search for a book by title or author. Select Paleobiology as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

Paleobiology Citation Generator

Create accurate Paleobiology citations for books, articles, and websites in one click.

Language

Paleobiology citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Paleobiology — an author–date style: in-text citations name the author and year, and the reference list is alphabetized by author:

Journal article: Rivera, M., and D. Chen. 2021: The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12:145–162.
Book: Okafor, A. 2019: The craft of research writing. University Press, Cambridge, p.
Website: Larsen, S. 2023: How peer review works. Open Science Digest. Downloaded from https://www.example.org/peer-review on 10 January 2024.
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera and Chen 2021)

About Paleobiology

Citation style for Paleobiology. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use Paleobiology: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Paleobiology style. Common in: International.

Subject areas: biology.

How to use this Paleobiology generator

Paste a DOI, a URL to a news article or webpage, or raw BibTeX into the box above. You can also search for a book by title or author and cite it by ISBN. Choose "Paleobiology" in the style dropdown (it's pre-selected on this page), then click "Generate citation." Copy the result into your reference list or bibliography. You can edit the generated entry (e.g. fix a title or add a date) before copying.

Frequently asked questions about Paleobiology

What is Paleobiology?: Citation style for Paleobiology. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Paleobiology?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Paleobiology style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Paleobiology?: Paleobiology is an author–date style: in-text citations name the author and year, and the reference list is alphabetized by author. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: (Rivera and Chen 2021)
What does a Paleobiology reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Paleobiology looks like this: Rivera, M., and D. Chen. 2021: The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12:145–162.
How can I generate a Paleobiology citation?: Use the free generator on this page: paste a DOI, URL (e.g. a news article), or BibTeX, or search for a book by title or author. Select Paleobiology as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

CitationEasy supports many citation styles from around the world. Our generator uses Citation Style Language (CSL) styles from the official CSL repository.