低氧但动态的海洋氧化还原条件允许坎布里亚辐射
Ruaridh D Alexander1, Andrey Yu Zhuravlev2, Fred T Bowyer1,3
1School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, James Hutton Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FE, UK.
Science advances
|January 24, 2025
概括
早期的坎布里亚动物的氧气需求较低,在有毒水中壮成长. 在坎布里亚辐射期间,短暂的氧化事件刺激了区域生物多样性增加和息地扩张.
科学领域:
- 古生物学的古生物学
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 海洋生物学 海洋生物学
背景情况:
- 坎布里亚辐射出现了快速的动物多样化,但其驱动因素,特别是海洋氧气水平,是有争议的.
- 之前的研究表明全球海洋氧化事件,但浅海条件及其与生物多样化的联系仍然不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 研究浅层海洋氧气水平及其对坎布里亚早期 (约527-519万年前) 甲动物多样化的影响.
- 解决拟议的海洋氧化事件与生物多样化模式之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 浅水元动物和三角动物的综合空间和时间分布数据.
- 利用来自西伯利亚平台的高分辨率多代理氧化还原数据.
- 与环境条件的地化学代理数据相关联的动物数据.
主要成果:
- 记录了浅海环境中主要有毒 (低氧) 的水柱状况.
- 确定了与碳同位素外流相吻合的氧化事件,导致氧气水平适度增加.
- 在这些氧化事件期间,观察到区域物种丰富度增加和本土物种息地扩张.
结论:
- 早期的坎布里亚元生动物,包括骨本索,可能具有较低的氧气需求.
- 在坎布里亚辐射期间,局部的氧化事件,不一定是全球性的,可能促进了区域生物多样化和息地扩张.
- 这个模型为在这个关键的进化间隔中观察到的生物多样化模式提供了潜在的解释.
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