Rebuilding biodiversity of Patagonian marine molluscs after the end-Cretaceous mass extinction.

We analysed field-collected quantitative data of benthic marine molluscs across the Cretaceous-Palaeogene boundary in Patagonia to identify patterns and processes of biodiversity reconstruction after the end-Cretaceous mass extinction. We contrast diversity dynamics from nearshore environments with...

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Main Authors: Martin Aberhan, Wolfgang Kiessling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4100926?pdf=render