Science in the Virtual Pub: Dr. Richard Kissel, Paleontologist & Chief Program Officer, The DoSeum
Автор: Paleontological Research Institution
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Dining in the Garden of Eden: Earth's First Herbivores and the Evolution of the Modern Terrestrial Ecosystem
Dr. Richard Kissel, Paleontologist & Chief Program Officer, The DoSeum
The world outside our windows, known as the "modern terrestrial ecosystem," is defined as a relatively small number of carnivores who are supported by a large crop of herbivores. But when, where, and how did this ecological construct first appear? And did this evolutionary innovation begin with a bang or a hurdle-filled whimper that, for whatever reason, eventually caught on? Let's travel back more than 300 million years to the late Paleozoic Era, where carnivory reigned supreme among tetrapods; that is, until a few, rather eclectic (and now extinct) groups flirted with and then embraced herbivory.
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