Earth’s eccentric orbit paced the evolution of marine phytoplankton

Rosalind E. M. Rickaby ()

Nature, 2022, vol. 601, issue 7891, 27-28

Abstract: Analysis of plankton fossils has revealed pulses of size diversity that are inextricably linked to the degree of circularity of Earth’s orbits. Could this orbital variability provide a beat that dictates the rhythm of evolution?

Keywords: Evolution; Palaeontology; Environmental sciences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-021-03549-5

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