Deep learning for mass extinction detection on fossilized phylogenies: power, limitations, and lessons for simulation-based phylodynamic inference
Minghao Du, Wenhui Wang, Jingqiang Tan, Joëlle Barido‐Sottani
This study evaluates a deep learning model for detecting mass extinctions in fossilized phylogenies, finding it slightly better than Bayesian methods but limited by simulation stochasticity and definition specificity.
bioRxiv · Oct 20, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology