Correlation between environment and Late Mesozoic ray-finned fish evolution

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 245, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 353-367

  Cavin, Lionel ^a   Forey, Peter L ^a   Lécuyer, Christophe ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

actinopterygii; Cretaceous; diversity; Jurassic; sea temperature; vicariance

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; CRETACEOUS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL RECORD; JURASSIC; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MESOZOIC; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PHYLOGENY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TELEOST; TETHYS; VICARIANCE;

ASIA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA;

ACTINOPTERYGII; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33846940002     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.08.010     Document Type: Article

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