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A phylogeny of Cenozoic macroperforate planktonic foraminifera from fossil data

A phylogeny of Cenozoic macroperforate planktonic foraminifera from fossil data
A phylogeny of Cenozoic macroperforate planktonic foraminifera from fossil data
We present a complete phylogeny of macroperforate planktonic foraminifer species of the Cenozoic Era (?65 million years ago to present). The phylogeny is developed from a large body of palaeontological work that details the evolutionary relationships and stratigraphic (time) distributions of species-level taxa identified from morphology (‘morphospecies’). Morphospecies are assigned to morphogroups and ecogroups depending on test morphology and inferred habitat, respectively. Because gradual evolution is well documented in this clade, we have identified many instances of morphospecies intergrading over time, allowing us to eliminate ‘pseudospeciation’ and ‘pseudoextinction’ from the record and thereby permit the construction of a more natural phylogeny based on inferred biological lineages. Each cladogenetic event is determined as either budding or bifurcating depending on the pattern of morphological change at the time of branching. This lineage phylogeny provides palaeontologically calibrated ages for each divergence that are entirely independent of molecular data. The tree provides a model system for macroevolutionary studies in the fossil record addressing questions of speciation, extinction, and rates and patterns of evolution.
planktonic foraminifera, macroevolution, cenozoic, biodiversity, phylogeny, stratophenetics, morphospecies, speciation, extinction, pseudoextin
1464-7931
900-927
Aze, Tracy
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Ezard, Thomas H.G.
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Purvis, Andy
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Coxall, Helen K.
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Stewart, Duncan R.M.
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Wade, Bridget S.
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Pearson, Paul N.
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Ezard, Thomas H.G.
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Purvis, Andy
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Stewart, Duncan R.M.
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Aze, Tracy, Ezard, Thomas H.G., Purvis, Andy, Coxall, Helen K., Stewart, Duncan R.M., Wade, Bridget S. and Pearson, Paul N. (2011) A phylogeny of Cenozoic macroperforate planktonic foraminifera from fossil data. Biological Reviews, 86 (4), 900-927. (doi:10.1111/j.1469-185X.2011.00178.x).

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We present a complete phylogeny of macroperforate planktonic foraminifer species of the Cenozoic Era (?65 million years ago to present). The phylogeny is developed from a large body of palaeontological work that details the evolutionary relationships and stratigraphic (time) distributions of species-level taxa identified from morphology (‘morphospecies’). Morphospecies are assigned to morphogroups and ecogroups depending on test morphology and inferred habitat, respectively. Because gradual evolution is well documented in this clade, we have identified many instances of morphospecies intergrading over time, allowing us to eliminate ‘pseudospeciation’ and ‘pseudoextinction’ from the record and thereby permit the construction of a more natural phylogeny based on inferred biological lineages. Each cladogenetic event is determined as either budding or bifurcating depending on the pattern of morphological change at the time of branching. This lineage phylogeny provides palaeontologically calibrated ages for each divergence that are entirely independent of molecular data. The tree provides a model system for macroevolutionary studies in the fossil record addressing questions of speciation, extinction, and rates and patterns of evolution.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 15 April 2011
Published date: November 2011
Keywords: planktonic foraminifera, macroevolution, cenozoic, biodiversity, phylogeny, stratophenetics, morphospecies, speciation, extinction, pseudoextin
Organisations: Environmental

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Local EPrints ID: 344723
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/344723
ISSN: 1464-7931
PURE UUID: bd069bf7-5f06-4862-90aa-53971bf2b18d
ORCID for Thomas H.G. Ezard: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8305-6605

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Date deposited: 31 Oct 2012 15:37
Last modified: 22 Jun 2024 01:46

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Author: Tracy Aze
Author: Thomas H.G. Ezard ORCID iD
Author: Andy Purvis
Author: Helen K. Coxall
Author: Duncan R.M. Stewart
Author: Bridget S. Wade
Author: Paul N. Pearson

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