Investigating biotic interactions in deep time
Recent renewed interest in using fossil data to understand how biotic interactions have
shaped the evolution of life is challenging the widely held assumption that long-term climate …
shaped the evolution of life is challenging the widely held assumption that long-term climate …
A Mesozoic fossil lagerstätte from 250.8 million years ago shows a modern-type marine ecosystem
Finely preserved fossil assemblages (lagerstätten) provide crucial insights into evolutionary
innovations in deep time. We report an exceptionally preserved Early Triassic fossil …
innovations in deep time. We report an exceptionally preserved Early Triassic fossil …
The survival, recovery, and diversification of metazoan reef ecosystems following the end-Permian mass extinction event
Abstract The Triassic Period records important ecological transitions in the aftermath of the
end-Permian mass extinction and is a key interval in the evolution of modern coral reefs …
end-Permian mass extinction and is a key interval in the evolution of modern coral reefs …
Persistent late Permian to Early Triassic warmth linked to enhanced reverse weathering
In the Precambrian, reverse weathering—a process consuming oceanic silica, metal cations
and alkalinity to form marine clays—was a key control of the long-term carbon cycle …
and alkalinity to form marine clays—was a key control of the long-term carbon cycle …
Unexpected Early Triassic marine ecosystem and the rise of the Modern evolutionary fauna
A Brayard, LJ Krumenacker, JP Botting, JF Jenks… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
In the wake of the end-Permian mass extinction, the Early Triassic (~ 251.9 to 247 million
years ago) is portrayed as an environmentally unstable interval characterized by several …
years ago) is portrayed as an environmentally unstable interval characterized by several …
Diversity spurs diversification in ecological communities
Diversity is a fundamental, yet threatened, property of ecological systems. The idea that
diversity can itself favour diversification, in an autocatalytic process, is very appealing but …
diversity can itself favour diversification, in an autocatalytic process, is very appealing but …
Palaeoenvironmental variability and carbon cycle perturbations during the Smithian-Spathian (Early Triassic) in Central Spitsbergen
FR Blattmann, E Schneebeli-Hermann, T Adatte… - Lethaia, 2024 - idunn.no
The Early Triassic Smithian and Spathian time intervals are characterized by perturbations
in the global carbon cycle, fluctuations in sea surface temperature, high turnover rates of …
in the global carbon cycle, fluctuations in sea surface temperature, high turnover rates of …
Dynamics of the largest carbon isotope excursion during the Early Triassic biotic recovery
The dynamics of the carbon cycle across different timescales is crucial for understanding
past and present global climate changes. Following the Permian–Triassic boundary mass …
past and present global climate changes. Following the Permian–Triassic boundary mass …
Are Early Triassic extinction events associated with mercury anomalies? A reassessment of the Smithian/Spathian boundary extinction
High concentrations of mercury, possibly connected with widespread volcanism of the
Siberian Traps, have previously been associated with the Smithian/Spathian (Early Triassic) …
Siberian Traps, have previously been associated with the Smithian/Spathian (Early Triassic) …
A Unitary Association-based conodont biozonation of the Smithian–Spathian boundary (Early Triassic) and associated biotic crisis from South China
Abstract The Smithian–Spathian boundary (SSB) crisis played a prominent role in resetting
the evolution and diversity of the nekton (ammonoids and conodonts) during the Early …
the evolution and diversity of the nekton (ammonoids and conodonts) during the Early …