哺乳动物干的衰退和下降
1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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|March 4, 2024
概括
从干哺乳动物过渡到皇冠哺乳动物是一个多阶段的过程,而不是单一的事件. 中生代期间,干哺乳动物的衰退发生在两个不同的阶段,影响了它们的地理范围和物种丰富性.
科学领域:
- 古生物学的古生物学
- 宏观进化的生物学
- 中生代生态系统 中生代生态系统
背景情况:
- 哺乳动物的进化可以追溯到中生代,在冠状哺乳动物之前有多种不同的干系.
- 在皇冠哺乳动物早期多样化之前和期间,干哺乳动物在几百万年内主导了陆地生态系统.
- 从茎主导到冠状主导生态系统的过渡动态仍然不清楚,因为分析碎片化.
研究的目的:
- 在统一的中生代框架内分析Synapsida的物种丰富性和生物地理.
- 为了能够直接比较哺乳动物冠和干群之间的多样化趋势.
- 澄清生态系统从干哺乳动物主导向冠冕哺乳动物主导的多阶段过渡.
主要方法:
- 在中生代期间对整个Synapsida的物种丰富性和生物地理模式的分析.
- 整合了以前对哺乳动物和非哺乳动物鱼单独分析的数据集.
- 哺乳动物王冠和干系之间的宏观进化模式的比较分析.
主要成果:
- 干哺乳动物的衰退发生在中生代期间的两个离散阶段.
- 第一个阶段 (三叠纪-中罗纪) 经历了干哺乳动物的地理限制,而每个地区的物种丰富性保持稳定.
- 第二阶段,物种丰富度的下降,发生在低白纪,影响了像三龙类动物和哺乳动物这样的群体.
结论:
- 干哺乳动物的衰退是一个多相过渡,与单一事件或逐渐减少无关.
- 生态系统的主导地位从干哺乳动物转移到皇冠哺乳动物,通过复杂的,分阶段的过程.
- 这项研究提供了一个全面的框架,以了解中生代的突触体宏观进化动态.
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