书目名称 | The Trace-Fossil Record of Major Evolutionary Events |
副标题 | Volume 2: Mesozoic a |
编辑 | M. Gabriela Mángano,Luis A. Buatois |
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概述 | Explains how ichnology reveals key information to understand the changing ecology of invertebrate and vertebrate communities in both marine and continental environments during the Mesozoic and Cenozoi |
丛书名称 | Topics in Geobiology |
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描述 | .This volume addresses major evolutionary changes that took place during the Mesozoic and the Cenozoic. These include discussions on major evolutionary radiations and ecological innovations on land and at sea, such as the Mesozoic marine revolution, the Mesozoic radiation of vertebrates, the Mesozoic lacustrine revolution, the Cenozoic radiation of mammals, the evolution of paleosol biotas, and the evolution of hominins. The roles of mass extinctions at the end of the Triassic and at the end of the Cretaceous are assessed.. This volume set provides innovative reviews of the major evolutionary events in the history of life from an ichnologic perspective. Because the long temporal range of trace fossils has been commonly emphasized, biogenic structures have been traditionally overlooked in macroevolution. However, comparisons of ichnofaunas through geologic time do reveal the changing ecology of organism-substrate interactions. The use of trace fossils in evolutionary paleoecology represents a new trend that is opening a window for our understanding of major evolutionary radiations and mass extinctions. Trace fossils provide crucial evidence for the recognition of spatial and tempor |
出版日期 | Book 2016 |
关键词 | Bioturbation; Evolutionary paleoecology; Ichnology; Macroevolution; Mesozoic; Cenozoic; Trace fossils |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9597-5 |
isbn_softcover | 978-94-024-1406-6 |
isbn_ebook | 978-94-017-9597-5Series ISSN 0275-0120 |
issn_series | 0275-0120 |
copyright | Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2016 |