Fossil liberation: a model to explain high biodiversity in the Triassic Cassian Formation

With 1429 animal species, the Triassic Cassian Formation in the Dolomites, Southern Alps (Italy), yields the highest species richness reported from any spatially constrained pre‐Quaternary formation known to science. The high preserved diversity is partly attributable to a high primary diversity gov...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Palaeontology 2020-01, Vol.63 (1), p.85-102
Hauptverfasser:	Roden, Vanessa Julie, Hausmann, Imelda M., Nützel, Alexander, Seuss, Barbara, Reich, Mike, Urlichs, Max, Hagdorn, Hans, Kiessling, Wolfgang, Hautmann, Michael
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal species aragonite preservation Biodiversity Cassian Formation Cenozoic Diagenesis diversity fossil Lagerstätten Fossils gastropod dominance Invertebrates Marine molluscs Mollusks Preservation Quaternary Sediments Shellfish Species richness Triassic Tropical climate
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