Ordovician graptolite evolutionary radiation: a review
Based on the global graptolite genera and higher rank taxa, we propose three radiation stages through the Ordovician. The isograptid type of development is present within anisograptids predominating in the Tremadocian. Thus, the evolutionary radiation of the Anisograptid fauna from Tremadocian is pr...
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Published in | Geological journal (Chichester, England) Vol. 41; no. 3-4; pp. 289 - 301 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Chichester, UK
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
01.09.2006
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Summary: | Based on the global graptolite genera and higher rank taxa, we propose three radiation stages through the Ordovician. The isograptid type of development is present within anisograptids predominating in the Tremadocian. Thus, the evolutionary radiation of the Anisograptid fauna from Tremadocian is proposed as the beginning of the Ordovician graptolite radiation. The second graptolite radiation event is the radiation of the Dichograptid fauna, which began from the T. fruticosus Biozone. The third radiation event, the radiation of Diplograptid fauna began immediately after that of the dichograptids. This radiation includes the peak in total diversity of all the Ordovician graptoloids in the Nemagraptus gracilis Biozone. The radiation extended through the Sandbian and Katian and then was interrupted by a major extinction during the early Hirnantian. Thus, the Ordovician graptolite radiation events coincide with those of the three graptolite faunas proposed by Bulman. The distribution and expansion of the Ordovician graptolites in South China may exemplify the graptolite origination pattern, which begins from the slope belt and expanded into both the shelf and oceanic zones. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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Bibliography: | Major Basic Research Project of the Ministry of Sciences and Technology, China - No. G2000077700 istex:0DC898C61CB7D44DA6195A998A0EAD958B3C8A21 Chinese Academy of Sciences - No. KZCX3-SW-149 ark:/67375/WNG-BSRLBFKS-V ArticleID:GJ1051 National Natural Science Foundation - No. 40372007; No. 40402003 |
ISSN: | 0072-1050 1099-1034 |
DOI: | 10.1002/gj.1051 |