Team Publications

Publications by the members of the Paleosynthesis Team and Scientific Advisory Board

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21MAR 2023
Team Publications
Geology and microvertebrate faunas of the Rhaetian Westbury Formation
“The Rhaetian (latest Triassic) succession of Doniford Bay, North Somerset has been noted as a site of fossils for over 200 years, and yet has never been described in detail despite its importance for palaeontology, for knowledge of a classic Triassic-to-Jurassic transition sequence, for structural geology, and as a venue for field trips. There are two […]
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28FEB 2023
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The stability and collapse of marine ecosystems
“The history of Earth’s biodiversity is punctuated episodically by mass extinctions. These are characterized by major declines of taxon richness, but the accompanying ecological collapse has rarely been evaluated quantitatively. The Permian-Triassic mass extinction (PTME; ∼252 mya), as the greatest known extinction, permanently altered marine ecosystems and paved the way for the transition from Paleozoic […]“The history of Earth’s biodiversity is punctuated episodically by mass extinctions. These are characterized by major declines of taxon richness, but the accompanying ecological collapse has rarely been evaluated quantitatively. The Permian-Triassic mass extinction (PTME; ∼252 mya), as the greatest known extinction, permanently altered marine ecosystems and paved the way for the transition from Paleozoic […]
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27FEB 2023
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Predicting extinctions with species distribution models
“Predictions of species-level extinction risk from climate change are mostly based on species distribution models (SDMs). Reviewing the literature, we summarise why the translation of SDM results to extinction risk is conceptually and methodologically challenged and why critical SDM assumptions are unlikely to be met under climate change. Published SDMderived extinction estimates are based on […]“Predictions of species-level extinction risk from climate change are mostly based on species distribution models (SDMs). Reviewing the literature, we summarise why the translation of SDM results to extinction risk is conceptually and methodologically challenged and why critical SDM assumptions are unlikely to be met under climate change. Published SDMderived extinction estimates are based on […]
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27FEB 2023
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Gill grooming in middle Cambrian and Late Ordovician trilobites
“Efficient extraction of oxygen from ambient waters played a critical role in the development of early arthropods. Maximizing gill surface area enhanced oxygen uptake ability but, with gills necessarily exposed to the external environment, also presented the issue of gill contamination. Here we document setae inserted on the dorsal surface of walking legs of the […]
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27FEB 2023
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Origination of the modern-style diversity gradient
“The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) is a prevalent feature of modern ecosystems across diverse clades. Recognized for well over a century, the causal mechanisms for LDGs remain disputed, in part because numerous putative drivers simultaneously covary with latitude. The past provides the opportunity to disentangle LDG mechanisms because the relationships among biodiversity, latitude and possible […]“The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) is a prevalent feature of modern ecosystems across diverse clades. Recognized for well over a century, the causal mechanisms for LDGs remain disputed, in part because numerous putative drivers simultaneously covary with latitude. The past provides the opportunity to disentangle LDG mechanisms because the relationships among biodiversity, latitude and possible […]
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27FEB 2023
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Climate change disrupts core habitats of marine species
“Driven by climate change, marine biodiversity is undergoing a phase of rapid change that has proven to be even faster than changes observed in terrestrial ecosystems. Understanding how these changes in species composition will affect future marine life is crucial for conservation management, especially due to increasing demands for marine natural resources. Here, we analyse […]
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