Phanerozoic trends in the global diversity of marine invertebrates

Alroy J, Aberhan M, Fürsich F, Bottjer D, Foote M, Harries P, Hendy A, Holland S, Ivany L, Kießling W (2008)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2008

Journal

Science American Association for the Advancement of Science

Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Book Volume: 321

Pages Range: 97-100

DOI: 10.1126/science.1156963

Abstract

It has previously been thought that there was a steep Cretaceous and Cenozoic radiation of marine invertebrates. This pattern can be replicated with a new data set of fossil occurrences representing 3.5 million specimens, but only when older analytical protocols are used. Moreover, analyses that employ sampling standardization and more robust counting methods show a modest rise in diversity with no clear trend after the mid-Cretaceous. Globally, locally, and at both high and low latitudes, diversity was less than twice as high in the Neogene as in the mid-Paleozoic. The ratio of global to local richness has changed little, and a latitudinal diversity gradient was present in the early Paleozoic.

Authors with CRIS profile

Franz Fürsich Wolfgang Kießling Lehrstuhl für Paläoumwelt

Involved external institutions

Museum für Naturkunde DE Germany (DE) University of Southern California (USC) US United States (USA) (US) University of Chicago US United States (USA) (US) North Carolina State University US United States (USA) (US) University of Cincinnati US United States (USA) (US) Syracuse University US United States (USA) (US)

How to cite

APA:

Alroy, J., Aberhan, M., Fürsich, F., Bottjer, D., Foote, M., Harries, P.,... Kießling, W. (2008). Phanerozoic trends in the global diversity of marine invertebrates. Science, 321, 97-100. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1156963

MLA:

Alroy, John, et al. "Phanerozoic trends in the global diversity of marine invertebrates." Science 321 (2008): 97-100.

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