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Mysterious Insect Fossil Gap Explained A lack of diverse, winged hexapods— not low oxygen levels— could explain the gap in the fossil record By Lucas Joel, Smithsonian Magazine, May 1, 2018 Open access papers that mentions the hexapod gap ar: Engel, M.S., 2015. Insect evolution. Current Biology, 25(19), pp.R868-R872 Schachat, S.R., Labandeira, C.C., Saltzman, M.R., Cramer, B.D., Payne, J.L. and Boyce, C.K., 2018. Phanerozoic p O2 and the early evolution of terrestrial animals. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285(1871), no. 20172631. Yours, Paul H.
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Supermountains might have affected the evolution of life on Earth
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Supermountains controlled the evolution of life on Earth Australian National University, February 2, 2022 EurekaAlert posting Scientists discover lost range of 'supermountains' three times longer than the Himalayas By Brandon Specktor, Live Science, February 4, 2022 The destruction of these ancient mountains may have fueled Earth's biggest evolution booms. Selected papers: Zhu, Z., Campbell, I.H., Allen, C.M., Brocks, J.J. and Chen, B., 2022. The temporal distribution of Earth's supermountains and their potential link to the rise of atmospheric oxygen and biological evolution. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 580, p.117391. Squire, R.J., Campbell, I.H., Allen, C.M. and Wilson, C.J., 2006. Did the Transgondwanan Supermountain trigger the explosive radiation of animals on Earth?. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 250(1-2), pp.116-133. Yorus, Paul H.- 2 replies
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