The fossil record is the primary source of data used to study predator-prey interactions in
deep time and to evaluate key questions regarding the evolutionary and ecological …

Different types of carbonate platforms formed in the Mediterranean during the Miocene: low-
angle homoclinal-types of ramp, distally steepened ramps, flat-topped platforms and reef …

In this complete and thorough update of Arthur Boucot's seminal work, Evolutionary
Paleobiology of Behavior and Coevolution, Boucot is joined by George Poinar, who …

The warming trend of the Mediterranean Sea is a long-term process. It has resulted in a
northwards and westwards range expansion and abundance increase of thermophilic …

Seagrass meadows are marine habitats with high ecological importance. Their detection in
the fossil record will contribute to our understanding of the development of patterns of …

Mediterranean shallow-water soft bottoms are characterized by extensive meadows of the
endemic seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile that support abundant benthic biota …

Two stratigraphic sections located in the Latium-Abruzzi (Monte Porchio, Central Apennines,
Central Italy) and in the Apulian carbonate platform (S. Cesarea-Torre Tiggiano, Salento …

The recognition and understanding of vegetated habitats in the fossil record are of crucial
importance in order to investigate paleoecological responses and indirectly infer climate and …

The early to middle Miocene Nullarbor Limestone forms the vast, karsted Nullarbor Plain in
southern Australia, and may be the most extensive Miocene carbonate deposit described to …

Ever since their first radiation in the Ordovician, bryozoans have contributed significantly to
carbonate sedimentation. Most of the numerous colony‐forms developed by bryozoans have …