Coupling of geographic range and provincialism in Cambrian marine invertebrates
Na L, Kocsis Á, Li Q, Kießling W (2022)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2022
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DOI: 10.1017/pab.2022.36
Abstract
The Cambrian saw a dramatic increase in metazoan diversity and abundance. Between-assemblage diversity (beta diversity) soared in the first three Cambrian stages, suggesting a rapid increase in the geodisparity of marine animals during the Cambrian radiation. However, it remains unclear how these changes scale up to first-order biogeographic patterns. Here we outline time-traceable provinces for marine invertebrates across the Cambrian period using a compositional network based on species-level fossil occurrence data. Results confirm an increase in regional differences of faunal composition and a decrease in by-species geographic distribution during the first three stages. We also show that general biogeography tends to be reshaped after global extinction pulses. We suggest that the abrupt biogeographic differentiation during the Cambrian radiation was controlled by a combination of tectonics, paleoclimate, and dispersal capacity changes.
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APA:
Na, L., Kocsis, Á., Li, Q., & Kießling, W. (2022). Coupling of geographic range and provincialism in Cambrian marine invertebrates. Paleobiology. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/pab.2022.36
MLA:
Na, Lin, et al. "Coupling of geographic range and provincialism in Cambrian marine invertebrates." Paleobiology (2022).
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