The survival, recovery, and diversification of metazoan reef ecosystems following the end-Permian mass extinction event

RC Martindale, WJ Foster, F Velledits - Palaeogeography …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Triassic Period records important ecological transitions in the aftermath of the
end-Permian mass extinction and is a key interval in the evolution of modern coral reefs …

Paleogeographic trends in Late Triassic reef ecology from northeastern Panthalassa

RC Martindale, FA Corsetti, NP James, DJ Bottjer - Earth-Science Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The Late Triassic was a pivotal period in reef evolution, but the majority of
information about reef ecology during this time comes from buildups in the Alps (eg, the …

[HTML][HTML] In the shadow of a giant reef: Palaeoecology of mesophotic coral communities from the Givetian of Anti-Atlas (Morocco)

A Majchrzyk, M Jakubowicz, B Berkowski… - Palaeogeography …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the keys to the success of modern and ancient reef ecosystems is the phenomenon
of photosymbiosis. Photosymbiotic corals can thrive down to the limits of the photic zone …

The Silurian mesophotic coral ecosystems: 430 million years of photosymbiosis

MK Zapalski, B Berkowski - Coral Reefs, 2019 - Springer
Abstract The Silurian Period witnessed one of the most profound intervals of reef
development in the history of the Earth, formed in large part by tabulate and rugose corals …

Deep in shadows, deep in time: the oldest mesophotic coral ecosystems from the Devonian of the Holy Cross Mountains (Poland)

MK Zapalski, T Wrzołek, S Skompski, B Berkowski - Coral Reefs, 2017 - Springer
Recent mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCE) occur at depths between 30 and 150 m and are
characterized by dominance of platy corals. Such morphology is an effect of specific …

New evidence on the role of siliceous sponges in ecology and sedimentary facies development in eastern Panthalassa following the Triassic–Jurassic mass extinction

KA Ritterbush, DJ Bottjer, FA Corsetti, S Rosas - Palaios, 2014 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Paleoecological consequences of the global Triassic–Jurassic mass extinction (201.3 Ma)
are poorly understood. Fossiliferous marine boundary records are rare, commonly …

Early Jurassic coral reef development outside Tethys: an example from western Argentina

J Echevarría, FM Harguindeguy, MO Manceñido… - Lethaia, 2024 - idunn.no
Coral-reefs suffered during the end-Triassic extinction event, being scarce during the Early
Jurassic. This paper deals with an Early Pliensbachian reef from Puesto Araya, southern …

[HTML][HTML] Siliciclastic input controlling carbonate deposition on a low-angle ramp system: New insight from the Upper Triassic Luning Formation (Western-Central …

A Fucelli, M Golding, C Peybernes, R Martini - Sedimentary Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
Although more than one century has passed since the first studies, knowledge about the
Upper Triassic shallow-water carbonates from the Panthalassa Ocean remains lower than …

Platy corals from the Middle Triassic of Upper Silesia, Poland: Implications for photosymbiosis in the first scleractinians

B Kołodziej, K Salamon, E Morycowa, J Szulc… - Palaeogeography …, 2018 - Elsevier
Coral patch reefs from Middle Triassic (upper Pelsonian–lower Illyrian) strata in the Upper
Silesia region of southern Poland (Germanic domain of the Peri-Tethys) are rare examples …

Pioneer reef communities within a Middle Triassic (Anisian) to Upper Triassic (Carnian) mixed carbonate-siliciclastic ramp system from the Star Peak Group, South …

N Bonuso, S Loyd, NJ Lorentz - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Reef patterns change drastically between the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic due to the
effects of the end-Permian mass extinction. Reef communities follow an ecological transition …