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3 unusual facts about Mesozoic Marine Revolution


Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event

The global fauna that emerged during the GOBE went on to be remarkably stable until the catastrophic end-Permian extinction and the ensuing Mesozoic Marine Revolution.

Mesozoic Marine Revolution

The Mesozoic Marine Revolution (MMR) is a term used to describe the rapid adaption to shell-crushing (durophagous) and boring predation in benthic organisms throughout the Mesozoic era, first coined by Geerat J. Vermeij (who based his work on Steven M. Stanley’s).

Another development among Muricidae was the ability to bore through shells and consume prey.



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