Global plate model choice impacts reconstructions of the latitudinal biodiversity gradient
Lewis Alan Jones, William Gearty, Lucas Buffan, Bethany J. Allen
Across 344,258 Phanerozoic marine invertebrate fossil occurrences, four global plate models often disagree on where latitudinal diversity peaks, with all-model agreement in only ~19% of Palaeozoic stages.
bioRxiv · Jan 9, 2025 · PreprintPaleontology✦ In-depth digest