▪ Abstract Near the end of the Late Ordovician, in the first of five mass extinctions in the
Phanerozoic, about 85% of marine species died. The cause was a brief glacial interval that …

This book offers a comprehensive review of the entire field of taphonomy, the science of
fossil preservation. It describes the formation of plant and animal fossils in oceanic …

Reefs are an extraordinary natural phenomenon. Visible from outer space, coral reefs are
the largest biologically constructed features known; in close proximity their spectacular …

▪ Abstract Advances in taphonomy and stratigraphy over the past two decades have
dramatically improved our understanding of the causes, effects, and remedies of …

Carbonate platforms changed substantially in spatial extent, geometry, composition and
palaeogeographical distribution through the Phanerozoic. Although reef construction and …

Quantitative attributes of more than 3000 pre-Quaternary Phanerozoic reefs areevaluated
numerically based on a comprehensive computer database. The complex reef ecosystem is …

Habitat‐forming bryozoans are here defined as extant, heavily‐calcified species which
regularly attain sizes over 50 mm in three‐dimensions and which contribute significantly to …

We have examined large‐scale geographical patterns in species richness for continental
shelf bryozoan assemblages in the North Atlantic. Bryozoans are common and often …

This paper describes the functional role of main benthic constructor organisms and reviews
processes by which bioconstructions increase diversity and abundance of associated biota …

Changes in genus diversity within higher taxa of marine animals on the temporal scale of a
few million years are more strongly correlated with changes in extinction rate than with …