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The Trace-Fossil Record of Major Evolutionary Events - Volume 1: Precambrian and Paleozoic (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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The Trace-Fossil Record of Major Evolutionary Events - Volume 1: Precambrian and Paleozoic (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Series: Topics in Geobiology, 39
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This volume addresses major evolutionary changes that took place
during the Ediacaran and the Paleozoic. These include discussions
on the nature of Ediacaran ecosystems, as well as the ichnologic
signature of evolutionary radiations, such as the Cambrian
explosion and the Great Ordovician biodiversification event, the
invasion of the land, and the end-Permian mass extinction. This
volume set provides innovative reviews of the major evolutionary
events in the history of life from an ichnologic perspective.
Because the long temporal range of trace fossils has been commonly
emphasized, biogenic structures have been traditionally overlooked
in macroevolution. However, comparisons of ichnofaunas through
geologic time do reveal the changing ecology of organism-substrate
interactions. The use of trace fossils in evolutionary paleoecology
represents a new trend that is opening a window for our
understanding of major evolutionary radiations and mass
extinctions. Trace fossils provide crucial evidence for the
recognition of spatial and temporal patterns and processes
associated with paleoecologic breakthroughs.
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