Mechanisms and drivers of belemnite body-size dynamics across the Pliensbachian–Toarcian crisis

Body-size reduction is considered an important response to current climate warming and has been observed during past biotic crises, including the Pliensbachian–Toarcian crisis, a second-order mass extinction. However, in fossil cephalopod studies, the mechanisms and their potential link with climate...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Rita, Paulina Nätscher, Luís V. Duarte, Robert Weis, Kenneth De Baets
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2019-12-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.190494