Biodiversity across space and time in the fossil record
The fossil record is the primary source of information on how biodiversity has varied in deep
time, providing unique insight on the long-term dynamics of diversification and their drivers …
time, providing unique insight on the long-term dynamics of diversification and their drivers …
A high-resolution summary of Cambrian to Early Triassic marine invertebrate biodiversity
One great challenge in understanding the history of life is resolving the influence of
environmental change on biodiversity. Simulated annealing and genetic algorithms were …
environmental change on biodiversity. Simulated annealing and genetic algorithms were …
A review of Paleozoic phytoplankton biodiversity: Driver for major evolutionary events?
Phytoplankton form the base of most marine trophic chains and studying their past diversity
at regional and global scales can provide valuable insights into the evolution of marine …
at regional and global scales can provide valuable insights into the evolution of marine …
Dinosaur biodiversity declined well before the asteroid impact, influenced by ecological and environmental pressures
The question why non-avian dinosaurs went extinct 66 million years ago (Ma) remains
unresolved because of the coarseness of the fossil record. A sudden extinction caused by …
unresolved because of the coarseness of the fossil record. A sudden extinction caused by …
Taxonomic affinities of the putative titanosaurs from the Late Jurassic Tendaguru Formation of Tanzania: phylogenetic and biogeographic implications for eusauropod …
PD Mannion, P Upchurch, D Schwarz… - Zoological Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Late Jurassic Tendaguru Formation of Tanzania, southeastern Africa, records a
rich sauropod fauna, including the diplodocoids Dicraeosaurus and Tornieria, and the …
rich sauropod fauna, including the diplodocoids Dicraeosaurus and Tornieria, and the …
Bayesian phylogenetic estimation of clade ages supports trans-Atlantic dispersal of cichlid fishes
Divergence-time estimation based on molecular phylogenies and the fossil record has
provided insights into fundamental questions of evolutionary biology. In Bayesian node …
provided insights into fundamental questions of evolutionary biology. In Bayesian node …
How should we estimate diversity in the fossil record? Testing richness estimators using sampling‐standardised discovery curves
To infer genuine patterns of biodiversity change in the fossil record, we must be able to
accurately estimate relative differences in numbers of taxa (richness) despite considerable …
accurately estimate relative differences in numbers of taxa (richness) despite considerable …
Nitrogen isotopes reveal independent origins of N2-fixing symbiosis in extant cycad lineages
Cycads are ancient seed plants (gymnosperms) that emerged by the early Permian.
Although they were common understory flora and food for dinosaurs in the Mesozoic, their …
Although they were common understory flora and food for dinosaurs in the Mesozoic, their …
Global diversity dynamics in the fossil record are regionally heterogeneous
JT Flannery-Sutherland, D Silvestro… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Global diversity patterns in the fossil record comprise a mosaic of regional trends,
underpinned by spatially non-random drivers and distorted by variation in sampling intensity …
underpinned by spatially non-random drivers and distorted by variation in sampling intensity …
Morphology and distribution of scales, dermal ossifications, and other non‐feather integumentary structures in non‐avialan theropod dinosaurs
Modern birds are typified by the presence of feathers, complex evolutionary innovations that
were already widespread in the group of theropod dinosaurs (Maniraptoriformes) that …
were already widespread in the group of theropod dinosaurs (Maniraptoriformes) that …