Dal Corso, Jacopo, Bernardi, Massimo, Sun, Yadong, Song, Haijun, Seyfullah, Leyla J., Preto, Nereo, Gianolla, Piero, Ruffell, Alastair, Kustatscher, Evelyn, Roghi, Guido, Merico, Agostino ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8095-8056, Hohn, Sönke, Schmidt, Alexander R., Marzoli, Andrea, Newton, Robert J., Wignall, Paul B. and Benton, Michael J. (2020) Extinction and dawn of the modern world in the Carnian (Late Triassic). Science Advances, 6 (38). eaba0099. DOI https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aba0099.

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Abstract

The Carnian Pluvial Episode (Late Triassic) was a time of global environmental changes and possibly substantial coeval volcanism. The extent of the biological turnover in marine and terrestrial ecosystems is not well understood. Here, we present a meta-analysis of fossil data that suggests a substantial reduction in generic and species richness and the disappearance of 33% of marine genera. This crisis triggered major radiations. In the sea, the rise of the first scleractinian reefs and rock-forming calcareous nannofossils points to substantial changes in ocean chemistry. On land, there were major diversifications and originations of conifers, insects, dinosaurs, crocodiles, lizards, turtles, and mammals. Although there is uncertainty on the precise age of some of the recorded biological changes, these observations indicate that the Carnian Pluvial Episode was linked to a major extinction event and might have been the trigger of the spectacular radiation of many key groups that dominate modern ecosystems.

Document Type:	Article
Programme Area:	PA2
Research affiliation:	Integrated Modelling > Systems Ecology
Refereed:	Yes
Open Access Journal?:	Yes
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aba0099
ISSN:	2375-2548
Date Deposited:	18 Oct 2021 15:18
Last Modified:	26 Mar 2024 13:31
URI:	http://cris.leibniz-zmt.de/id/eprint/4746

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