Artikel ; Online: Tectonic influence on Cenozoic mammal richness and sedimentation history of the Basin and Range, western North America.
2021 Band 7, Heft 45, Seite(n) eabh4470
Abstract: Tectonic activity can drive speciation and sedimentation, potentially causing the fossil and rock records to share common patterns through time. The Basin and Range of western North America arose through widespread extension and collapse of topographic ... ...
Abstract | Tectonic activity can drive speciation and sedimentation, potentially causing the fossil and rock records to share common patterns through time. The Basin and Range of western North America arose through widespread extension and collapse of topographic highlands in the Miocene, creating numerous basins with rich mammalian fossil records. We analyzed patterns of mammalian species richness from 36 to 0 million years ago in relation to the history of sediment accumulation to test whether intervals of high species richness corresponded with elevated sediment accumulation and fossil burial in response to tectonic deformation. We found that the sedimentary record of the Basin and Range tracks the tectonic evolution of landscapes, whereas species-richness trends reflect actual increased richness in the Miocene rather than increased fossil burial. The sedimentary record of the region broadly determines the preservation of the fossil record but does not drive the Miocene peak in mammalian species richness. |
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Sprache | Englisch |
Erscheinungsdatum | 2021-11-03 |
Erscheinungsland | United States |
Dokumenttyp | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2810933-8 |
ISSN | 2375-2548 ; 2375-2548 |
ISSN (online) | 2375-2548 |
ISSN | 2375-2548 |
DOI | 10.1126/sciadv.abh4470 |
Datenquelle | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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