Ordovician marine diversification involved taxonomic, ecological and biogeographic restructuring across multiple clades.
claim:event:ordovician-biodiversificationGreat Ordovician Biodiversification
Marine taxonomic and ecological diversity increased across many groups, building more complex Paleozoic ecosystems.
Represented range486.85–460 Ma
RegionsGlobal oceans
CladesBrachiopoda · Bryozoa · Mollusca · Echinodermata
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References
- The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event (GOBE): the palaeoecological dimensionServais, T.; Owen, A.W.; Harper, D.A.T.; et al. · 2010 · DOI 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2009.00184.x