Timing and patterns of the great Ordovician biodiversification event and Late Ordovician mass extinction: perspectives from South China
The early Paleozoic sediments document two major biological events: the Great Ordovician
Biodiversification Event (GOBE) and Late Ordovician mass extinction (LOME). Many …
Biodiversification Event (GOBE) and Late Ordovician mass extinction (LOME). Many …
Was the Late Ordovician mass extinction truly exceptional?
CMØ Rasmussen, TRA Vandenbroucke… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2023 - cell.com
Abstract The Late Ordovician mass extinction event is the oldest of the five great extinction
events in the fossil record. It has long been regarded as an outlier among mass extinctions …
events in the fossil record. It has long been regarded as an outlier among mass extinctions …
No (Cambrian) explosion and no (Ordovician) event: a single long-term radiation in the early Palaeozoic
T Servais, B Cascales-Miñana, DAT Harper… - Palaeogeography …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Cambrian 'Explosion', located by many authors between 540 and 520 million
years ago (Ma), is considered to be an abrupt appearance in the fossil record of most animal …
years ago (Ma), is considered to be an abrupt appearance in the fossil record of most animal …
The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event (GOBE) is not a single event
T Servais, B Cascales-Miñana, DAT Harper - Paleontological Research, 2021 - BioOne
The Ordovician biodiversification is considered one of the most significant radiations in the
marine ecosystems of the entire Phanerozoic. Originally recognized as the 'Ordovician …
marine ecosystems of the entire Phanerozoic. Originally recognized as the 'Ordovician …
Synchronizing rock clocks in the late Cambrian
The Cambrian is the most poorly dated period of the past 541 million years. This hampers
analysis of profound environmental and biological changes that took place during this …
analysis of profound environmental and biological changes that took place during this …
Persistent global marine euxinia in the early Silurian
The second pulse of the Late Ordovician mass extinction occurred around the Hirnantian-
Rhuddanian boundary (~ 444 Ma) and has been correlated with expanded marine anoxia …
Rhuddanian boundary (~ 444 Ma) and has been correlated with expanded marine anoxia …
The palaeogeographical impact on the biodiversity of marine faunas during the Ordovician radiations
DAT Harper, B Cascales-Miñana, DM Kroeck… - Global and Planetary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Diversification is a key property of life. Building on John Phillips'(1860) classic, iconic curve,
Phanerozoic biodiversity trajectories have been based, subsequently, on the availability of …
Phanerozoic biodiversity trajectories have been based, subsequently, on the availability of …
The Ordovician of Scandinavia: a revised regional stage classification
AT Nielsen, P Ahlberg, JOR Ebbestad… - Geological Society …, 2023 - lyellcollection.org
Abstract The Ordovician of Scandinavia (ie Denmark, Norway and Sweden) has been
investigated for over two centuries and, through time, various chronostratigraphic schemes …
investigated for over two centuries and, through time, various chronostratigraphic schemes …
Early Palaeozoic diversifications and extinctions in the marine biosphere: a continuum of change
DAT Harper, B Cascales-Miñana, T Servais - Geological Magazine, 2020 - cambridge.org
A review of biodiversity curves of marine organisms indicates that, despite fluctuations in
amplitude (some large), a large-scale, long-term radiation of life took place during the early …
amplitude (some large), a large-scale, long-term radiation of life took place during the early …
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 …