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The Invertebrate Invasion and Evolution of Mesozoic Soil Ecosystems: The Ichnofossil Record of Ecological Innovations

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Stephen T. Hasiotis
Stephen T. Hasiotis*
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Department of Geography, Geology, and Anthropology, Indiana State University, 159 Science Building, Terre Haute, IN 47809 USA
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Mesozoic soil ecosystems are intriguing because they are the products of many unique factors and events in geologic history. One of the most notable events that likely shaped Mesozoic soil ecosystems was the Permo-Triassic extinction. At that time, estimates of 20% of plant species, 50% of tetrapod genera, roughly 60% of insect families, and approximately 91 to 97% of shallow marine life became extinct (e.g., Padian and Clemens, 1985; Raup, 1986; Niklas et al., 1980; Wing and Sues, 1992; Labandeira and Sepkoski, 1993; and references therein). Over the span of the next 180 million years the supercontinent Pangea disassembled and the continents moved toward the configuration we see today (Scotese and Golonka, 1992); the Pangean mega-monsoonal climate pattern deteriorated into more zonal climates through to the Cretaceous (e.g., Parrish et al., 1982; Dubiel et al., 1991; Parrish, 1993); sea-level rose and flooded continental interiors, reaching its second greatest maximum since the Ordovician (e.g., Haq et al., 1987, 1988); and several major evolutionary episodes occurred, including the evolution and diversification of the angiosperms, mammals, birds, and many of the neopteran insects (Lillegraven et al., 1979; Carpenter and Burham, 1985; Friis et al., 1987; Wing and Sues, 1992; Labandeira and Sepkoski, 1993).

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The Paleontological Society Papers , Volume 6: Phanerozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems , November 2000 , pp. 141 - 170
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