Hydrodynamics as a hidden abiotic factor constraining Ordovician chitinozoan morphological evolution

• Published in: Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology Vol. 621; p. 111568
• Main Authors: Zhu, Ge, Lyu, Qiao, Du, Minghao, Wang, Wenhui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.07.2023
• Subjects: Animalia; Chitinozoan; Computational fluid dynamics; computers; convergent evolution; environmental factors; Functional morphology; Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event; Hydrodynamic properties; hydrodynamics; Microplankton; neck; Ordovician period; palaeogeography; paleoclimatology; paleoecology; plankton; protists; Hydrodynamic properties; Computational fluid dynamics; Functional morphology; Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event; Microplankton; Chitinozoan

The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event (GOBE) was one of the most important macro-evolutionary events of the early Paleozoic, and involved diversification of several planktic groups. Although hydrodynamics must have affected the evolution of these groups, it is difficult to establish causalit...