Extinction may not be forever
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23401694 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian J L Berry (corresponding author), L D Martin, T J Meehan |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-19 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Die Naturwissenschaften (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0028-1042 • E-ISSN: 1432-1904 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00114-004-0586-9 |
| PMID | 15551025 |
| OpenAlex | W15551025 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
| References cited | 73 |
Here we review the phenomenon of ecomorph evolution and the hypothesis of iterative climatic cycles. Although a widely known phenomenon, convergent evolution has been underappreciated in both its scope and commonality. The power of natural selection to override genealogy to create similar morphologies (even among distantly related organisms) supports classical Darwinian evolution. That this occurs repeatedly in stratigraphically closely spaced intervals is one of the most striking features of Earth history. Periodic extinctions followed by re-evolution of adaptive types (ecomorphs) are not isolated occurrences but are embedded within complex ecological systems that evolve, become extinct, and repeat themselves in temporal synchrony. These complexes of radiation and extinction bundle the biostratigraphic record and provide the basis for a global stratigraphy. At this scale, climatic change is the only mechanism adequate to explain the observed record of repeating faunas and floras. Understanding of the underlying causes may lead to predictive theories of global biostratigraphy, evolutionary processes, and climatic change.
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| Citations per year | 0.54 |
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| Citation span | 1980 - 2017 (38) |
| Highly cited | No |