Flood basalts and mass extinctions
Flood basalts were Earth's largest volcanic episodes that, along with related intrusions, were
often emplaced rapidly and coincided with environmental disruption: oceanic anoxic events …
often emplaced rapidly and coincided with environmental disruption: oceanic anoxic events …
[PDF][PDF] Point of departure and key concepts
Executive Summary The IPCC Working Group II contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report
addresses the challenges of climate action in the context of sustainable development with a …
addresses the challenges of climate action in the context of sustainable development with a …
Improving the relevance of paleontology to climate change policy
Paleontology has provided invaluable basic knowledge on the history of life on Earth. The
discipline can also provide substantial knowledge to societal challenges such as climate …
discipline can also provide substantial knowledge to societal challenges such as climate …
Global warming generates predictable extinctions of warm‐and cold‐water marine benthic invertebrates via thermal habitat loss
Anthropogenic global warming is redistributing marine life and may threaten tropical benthic
invertebrates with several potential extinction mechanisms. The net impact of climate …
invertebrates with several potential extinction mechanisms. The net impact of climate …
Availability and type of energy regulate the global distribution of neritic carbonates
The study of carbonate rocks is primarily reliant on microfacies analysis, which is strongly
based on the comparison with modern allochem assemblages. Despite the existence of …
based on the comparison with modern allochem assemblages. Despite the existence of …
Flat latitudinal diversity gradient caused by the Permian–Triassic mass extinction
The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) is recognized as one of the most pervasive, global
patterns of present-day biodiversity. However, the controlling mechanisms have proved …
patterns of present-day biodiversity. However, the controlling mechanisms have proved …
Mechanisms and drivers of belemnite body-size dynamics across the Pliensbachian–Toarcian crisis
Body-size reduction is considered an important response to current climate warming and
has been observed during past biotic crises, including the Pliensbachian–Toarcian crisis, a …
has been observed during past biotic crises, including the Pliensbachian–Toarcian crisis, a …
Extinction risk controlled by interaction of long-term and short-term climate change
Assessing extinction risk from climate drivers is a major goal of conservation science. Few
studies, however, include a long-term perspective of climate change. Without explicit …
studies, however, include a long-term perspective of climate change. Without explicit …
Metabolic tradeoffs control biodiversity gradients through geological time
The latitudinal gradient of increasing marine biodiversity from the poles to the tropics is one
of the most conspicuous biological patterns in modern oceans. 1–3 Low-latitude regions of …
of the most conspicuous biological patterns in modern oceans. 1–3 Low-latitude regions of …
Calcite fibre formation in modern brachiopod shells
M Simonet Roda, E Griesshaber, A Ziegler, U Rupp… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
The fibrous calcite layer of modern brachiopod shells is a hybrid composite material and
forms a substantial part of the hard tissue. We investigated how cells of the outer mantle …
forms a substantial part of the hard tissue. We investigated how cells of the outer mantle …