Extinction of fish-shaped marine reptiles associated with reduced evolutionary rates and global environmental volatility

Extinction of fish-shaped marine reptiles associated with reduced evolutionary rates and global environmental volatility

The extinction of the ichthyosaurs had previously been attributed to increasing competition or to the loss of their main prey. Here, Fischer et al.analyse phylogenetic and ecological patterns of ichthyosaur diversification and extinction, and find that the decline of the group is more likely due to...

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Main Authors: Valentin Fischer, Nathalie Bardet, Roger B. J. Benson, Maxim S. Arkhangelsky, Matt Friedman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10825
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spelling doaj-4cf2f257237c4c6d91f76d43c30150db2021-05-11T11:06:22ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232016-03-017111110.1038/ncomms10825Extinction of fish-shaped marine reptiles associated with reduced evolutionary rates and global environmental volatilityValentin Fischer0Nathalie Bardet1Roger B. J. Benson2Maxim S. Arkhangelsky3Matt Friedman4Department of Earth Sciences, University of OxfordDépartement Histoire de la Terre, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Sorbonne Universités, CR2P CNRS-MNHN-UPMC Paris 6Department of Earth Sciences, University of OxfordFaculty of Ecology, Saratov State Technical UniversityDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of OxfordThe extinction of the ichthyosaurs had previously been attributed to increasing competition or to the loss of their main prey. Here, Fischer et al.analyse phylogenetic and ecological patterns of ichthyosaur diversification and extinction, and find that the decline of the group is more likely due to climatic volatility.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10825
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Extinction of fish-shaped marine reptiles associated with reduced evolutionary rates and global environmental volatility
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title Extinction of fish-shaped marine reptiles associated with reduced evolutionary rates and global environmental volatility
title_short Extinction of fish-shaped marine reptiles associated with reduced evolutionary rates and global environmental volatility
title_full Extinction of fish-shaped marine reptiles associated with reduced evolutionary rates and global environmental volatility
title_fullStr Extinction of fish-shaped marine reptiles associated with reduced evolutionary rates and global environmental volatility
title_full_unstemmed Extinction of fish-shaped marine reptiles associated with reduced evolutionary rates and global environmental volatility
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description The extinction of the ichthyosaurs had previously been attributed to increasing competition or to the loss of their main prey. Here, Fischer et al.analyse phylogenetic and ecological patterns of ichthyosaur diversification and extinction, and find that the decline of the group is more likely due to climatic volatility.
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