Changing surface ocean circulation caused the local demise of echinoid Scaphechinus mirabilis in Taiwan during the Pleistocene–Holocene transition

Changing surface ocean circulation caused the local demise of echinoid Scaphechinus mirabilis in Taiwan during the Pleistocene–Holocene transition

Abstract Abundant fossil specimens of Scaphechinus mirabilis, now occurring mostly in temperate waters, have been found in the Toukoshan Formation (Pleistocene) in Miaoli County, Taiwan. Environmental changes leading to its extirpation (local extinction) have thus far been elusive. Here, we reconstr...

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Main Authors: Sze Ling Ho, Jia-Kang Wang, Yu-Jou Lin, Ching-Ren Lin, Chen-Wei Lee, Chia-Hsin Hsu, Lo-Yu Chang, To-Hsiang Wu, Chien-Chia Tseng, Hsiao-Jou Wu, Cédric M. John, Tatsuo Oji, Tsung-Kwei Liu, Wen-Shan Chen, Peter Li, Jiann-Neng Fang, Jih-Pai Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11920-3

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11920-3

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