GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Evolutionary arms races between marine animals overhauled ocean ecosystems on scales similar to the mass extinctions triggered by global disasters, a new study shows. Scientists ...
During the Mesozoic Marine Revolution (MMR), increasing predation pressure is thought to have resulted in ecosystem reorganization due to changes in ecospace utilization, richness, and new modes of ...
Ichthyosaurus was a marine reptile that dominated the Mesozoic seas from the Triassic to the Late Cretaceous period. Resembling modern dolphins, they represent a prime example of convergent evolution, ...
The dragon mountain -- Fishes -- A sketch of reptile evolution -- Ichthyosaurs -- Helveticosaurus, Eusaurosphargis, and the placodonts -- Pachypleurosaurs -- Lariosaurs and nothosaurs -- Thalattosaurs ...
Beginning about 150 million years ago, marine predators such as fish, snails and crustaceans quickly diversified, dominating the sea. Their prey adapted by hiding, becoming more mobile or amping up ...
Evolutionary arms races between marine animals overhauled ocean ecosystems on scales similar to the mass extinctions triggered by global disasters, a new study shows. Evolutionary arms races between ...