Over the last 50 years, access to new data and analytical tools has expanded the study of
analytical paleobiology, contributing to innovative analyses of biodiversity dynamics over …

Anthropogenic climate change is increasing rapidly and already impacting biodiversity.
Despite its importance in future projections, understanding of the underlying mechanisms by …

The geological record of marine animal biodiversity reflects the interplay between changing
rates of speciation versus extinction. Compared to mass extinctions, background extinctions …

Ostracods are small, bivalved crustaceans living in all types of aquatic habitats. All non-
marine species belong to the order Podocopida. They usually possess a simple optical …

The seminal work of Sepkoski et al.(1, 2) constituted a milestone in the quantitative
reconstruction of marine (invertebrate) biodiversity over the Phanerozoic (past 541 Ma) …

Ostracods are common microcrustaceans in inland waters, widely used as (palaeo-)
environmental indicators. Information on their species distribution worldwide is extremely …

The single specimen of Bairdia fasciata Brady, 1870 in the Great North Museum, Newcastle
upon Tyne, UK, is declared to be the holotype by monotypy. Because it is a closed carapace …

This special issue is devoted to the use of Ostracoda as a model system to understand
broad-scale biodiversity patterns in time and space. Macroecology seeks to explain the …

Knowing what has been previously done before starting a new study is of primary
importance when conducting novel scientific research. Portugal has more than two centuries …

Foraminifera are important components of the ocean benthos and play a major role in ocean
biogeochemistry and ecosystems functioning. Generating ecological baselines for ocean …