Abstract The Miocene epoch (23.03–5.33 Ma) was a time interval of global warmth, relative
to today. Continental configurations and mountain topography transitioned toward modern …

Understanding the long-term effects of ongoing global environmental change on marine
ecosystems requires a cross-disciplinary approach. Deep-time and recent fossil records can …

Marine megafauna, the largest animals in the oceans, serve key roles in ecosystem
functioning. Yet, one-third of these animals are at risk of extinction. To better understand the …

Although extinctions due to climate change are still uncommon, they might surpass those
caused by habitat loss or overexploitation over the next few decades. Among marine …

Flowering plants (angiosperms) are the most diverse of all land plants, becoming abundant
in the Cretaceous and achieving dominance in the Cenozoic. However, the exact timing of …

Human impacts reshape ecological communities through the extinction and introduction of
species. The combined impact of these factors depends on whether non-native species fill …

Trophic position is a fundamental characteristic of animals, yet it is unknown in many extinct
species. In this study, we ground-truth the 15N/14N ratio of enameloid-bound organic matter …

Although shark teeth are abundant in the fossil record, their bodies are rarely preserved.
Thus, our understanding of the anatomy of the extinct Otodus megalodon remains …

Conservation paleobiology has coalesced over the last two decades since its formal coining,
united by the goal of applying geohistorical records to inform the conservation …

The estimation of origination and extinction rates and their temporal variation is central to
understanding diversity patterns and the evolutionary history of clades. The fossil record …