Essays about: "Early Mesozoic"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Early Mesozoic.

1. 1. Global Warming Induced by Oceanic Anoxic Event 1a Had a Pronounced Impact on the Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Vegetation of Southern Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Paleobiologi

   Author : Marcos Amores; [2022]
   Keywords : palynology; spore-pollen; biostratigraphy; oceanic anoxic event 1a; high-latitude; Early Cretaceous;

   Abstract : The Mesozoic is punctuated by several rapid global warming events that are marked by the worldwide deposition of organic-rich marine sediments. These events, known as oceanic anoxic events (OAEs), are characterised by intervals where the worldwide carbon cycle suffers a disruption due to major palaeoceanographic and climatic shifts, leading to anoxic marine environments and the creation of black shales. READ MORE

3. 2. Dinosaur Warfare: Ankylosaur and Theropod Coevolution

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Christopher Freer; [2017]
   Keywords : ankylosaur; theropod; coevolution; phenotypic mismatch; red queen; tyrannosaurid; ankylosaurier; theropoder; samevolution; phenotypic mismatch; röd drottning; tyrannosaurid;

   Abstract : Ankylosauria is a clade of armoured dinosaurs that, throughout the Mesozoic, demonstrates divergent evolution of defensive traits, between the robust spikes and osteoderms of nodosaurids to the ankylosaurid tail clubs and lightweight armour. One of the longer-standing hypotheses, which is supported by histological data, stipulates that armament was a direct result of a predator-prey relationship between theropods and ankylosaurians. READ MORE

4. 3. Dynamics of Selachian (Shark) Dental Morphology During the Early Mesozoic

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Alexander Paxinos; [2017]
   Keywords : Early Mesozoic; Selachii; morphological disparity; geometric morphometrics; early radiation; Tidig Mesozoisk; Selachimorpha; morfologisk disparitet; geometrisk morfometri; tidig strålning;

   Abstract : The ancestors of all modern day sharks and rays (Neoselachii) may have appeared during the Late Palaeozoic, but their major diversification happened sometime during the Early Mesozoic. Taxonomic evidence places the first neoselachian diversification in the Early Jurassic. READ MORE

5. 4. The Jurassic extinction events and its relation to CO2 levels in the atmosphere : a case study on Early Jurassic fossil leaves

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

   Author : Liina Santasalo; [2013]
   Keywords : conifers; Pliensbachian; Australian; Early Jurassic; stomatal proxy; palaeo-CO2; koldioxidhalt; klimat; Australien; tidig Jura; Marburg subgroup; Allocladus helgei; stomata index; CO2; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The Mesozoic was a so-called “hothouse” time period in Earth’s history, with high concentrations of atmospheric CO2 and elevated temperatures, but the exact climate evolution is not fully known for the entire inter-val. The Early Jurassic for instance is believed to have been a warm period, flanked by two episodes of extremely high CO2, coinciding with environmental degradation and mass extinctions: the Triassic-Jurassic (200 Ma) and the early Toarcian (183 Ma) mass extinction events. READ MORE

6. 5. A Phylogenetic Appraisal of Pachycormus bollensis: Implications for Pachycormiform Evolution

   University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Maria Lindkvist; [2012]
   Keywords : Pachycormus bollensis; pachycormiformes; parsimony analysis; Bayesian analysis; Holzmaden;

   Abstract : The Pachycormiformes were a successful group of stem-teleosts. Although they persisted for more than 100 million years in the Mesozoic seas and occupied a significant space of the ecosystem, little is known about this most diverse group. One of the earliest pachycormiformes is the lower Jurassic Pachycormus bollensis. READ MORE