Were Late Cretaceous extinctions of gastropods selective by generic longevity?
Many gastropod taxa went extinct during the Late Cretaceous. The stratigraphic ranges of 268 genera permit to establish the longevity of extinction victims for each stage of this epoch. “Young” taxa (originated within 3 epochs before the extinction) prevailed among victims of the extinctions in all...
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| description | Many gastropod taxa went extinct during the Late Cretaceous. The stratigraphic ranges of 268 genera permit to establish the longevity of extinction victims for each stage of this epoch. “Young” taxa (originated within 3 epochs before the extinction) prevailed among victims of the extinctions in all stages. The proportion of “old” taxa (originated before the Cretaceous) that went extinct was the highest in the Cenomanian, and it was the lowest in the Coniacian and the Maastrichtian. It appears that the end-Cretaceous mass extinction affected chiefly “young” taxa. However, the comparison with the earlier time intervals suggests that this pattern of selectivity by generic longevity was not specific for the noted catastrophe, but, in contrast, it was typical for the entire Late Cretaceous. The latest Cenomanian environmental perturbation (OAE2) caused a stronger extinction of “old” taxa, and thus, this biotic crisis was less selective by generic longevity. This hypothesis, however, is not proven by the statistical test. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0b25db7b7cc4635b4b46b70360fb3662023-09-03T06:06:04ZengElsevierGeoscience Frontiers1674-98712013-01-0141879310.1016/j.gsf.2012.04.002Were Late Cretaceous extinctions of gastropods selective by generic longevity?Dmitry A. Ruban0P.O. Box 7333, Rostov-na-Donu, 344056, Russian Federation (for postal communication)Many gastropod taxa went extinct during the Late Cretaceous. The stratigraphic ranges of 268 genera permit to establish the longevity of extinction victims for each stage of this epoch. “Young” taxa (originated within 3 epochs before the extinction) prevailed among victims of the extinctions in all stages. The proportion of “old” taxa (originated before the Cretaceous) that went extinct was the highest in the Cenomanian, and it was the lowest in the Coniacian and the Maastrichtian. It appears that the end-Cretaceous mass extinction affected chiefly “young” taxa. However, the comparison with the earlier time intervals suggests that this pattern of selectivity by generic longevity was not specific for the noted catastrophe, but, in contrast, it was typical for the entire Late Cretaceous. The latest Cenomanian environmental perturbation (OAE2) caused a stronger extinction of “old” taxa, and thus, this biotic crisis was less selective by generic longevity. This hypothesis, however, is not proven by the statistical test.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987112000576GastropodsExtinctionLongevitySelectivityLate Cretaceous |
| spellingShingle | Dmitry A. Ruban Were Late Cretaceous extinctions of gastropods selective by generic longevity? Geoscience Frontiers Gastropods Extinction Longevity Selectivity Late Cretaceous |
| title | Were Late Cretaceous extinctions of gastropods selective by generic longevity? |
| title_full | Were Late Cretaceous extinctions of gastropods selective by generic longevity? |
| title_fullStr | Were Late Cretaceous extinctions of gastropods selective by generic longevity? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Were Late Cretaceous extinctions of gastropods selective by generic longevity? |
| title_short | Were Late Cretaceous extinctions of gastropods selective by generic longevity? |
| title_sort | were late cretaceous extinctions of gastropods selective by generic longevity |
| topic | Gastropods Extinction Longevity Selectivity Late Cretaceous |
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