Evolution of Crustaceans at the edge of the end-Permian crisis: Ichnonetwork analysis of the fluvial succession of Nurra (Permian–Triassic, Sardinia, Italy)

• Published in: Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology Vol. 410; pp. 74 - 103
• Main Authors: Baucon, Andrea, Ronchi, Ausonio, Felletti, Fabrizio, Neto de Carvalho, Carlos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.09.2014
• Subjects: Arenicolites; Astacidea; burrows; Cambaridae; Camborygma; crayfish; Decapod evolution; Decapoda; Diplocraterion; drying; ecosystem engineers; ecosystems; engineering; evolution; fossils; global warming; habitats; hydrology; Ichnonetwork analysis; Italy; Ophiomorpha; Permian–Triassic extinction; Sardinia; shrimp; Skolithos; topology; Viola; Italy, Sardegna; Italy; Italy, Sardegna, Nurra; Sardinia; Permian–Triassic extinction; Camborygma; Ichnonetwork analysis; Ophiomorpha; Decapod evolution

Decapod crustaceans are among the most efficient ecosystem engineers of the Phanerozoic, but the path that led to their engineering success is poorly known. The Permian–Triassic continental succession of Nurra (early Cisuralian–early Middle Triassic; Sardinia, Italy) sheds light on this obscure subj...