Buatois et al., 2016c

Author(s):Buatois, L. A., Carmona, N. B., Curran, H. A., Netto, R. G., Mángano, M. G., Wetzel, A.
Year:2016
Title:The Mesozoic Marine Revolution
Volume:40
Book:The Trace-Fossil Record of Major Evolutionary Events. Volume 2: Mesozoic and Cenozoic
Publisher:Springer Netherlands
Pages:19-134
Abstract

The Mesozoic Marine Revolution (MMR) was a major evolutionary episode involving the large-scale restructuring of shallow-marine benthic communities and the rise to dominance of the Modern Evolutionary Fauna. Although the majority of studies published on the MMR have been based on the body-fossil record, the ichnologic record yields valuable insights into this evolutionary event, most notably regarding the degree of infaunalization, complexity of infaunal tiering structures, and predation intensity. The main groups of bioturbators involved in the MMR were crustaceans, bivalves, echinoids, and “worms,” whereas the most important bioeroders were sponges, gastropods, bivalves, echinoids, and “worms.”

Keywords:Evolution, Mesozoic, Trace fossils
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9597-5_2
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