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The Lilliput effect in crinoids at the end of the Oceanic Anoxic Event 2: a case study from Poland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 May 2016

Krzysztof R. Brom ,
Mariusz A. Salamon ,
Bruno Ferré ,
Tomasz Brachaniec  and
Krzysztof Szopa
Krzysztof R. Brom
Affiliation:
Department of Palaeontology and Stratigraphy, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, Będzińska 60, PL 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland 〈[email protected]〉, 〈[email protected]〉 Centre for Polar Studies KNOW (Leading National Research Centre), Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, Będzińska 60, PL 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
Mariusz A. Salamon
Affiliation:
Department of Palaeontology and Stratigraphy, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, Będzińska 60, PL 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland 〈[email protected]〉, 〈[email protected]〉
Bruno Ferré
Affiliation:
Dame du Lac 213, 3 rue Henri Barbusse, F-76300 Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France 〈[email protected]〉
Tomasz Brachaniec
Affiliation:
Department of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrography, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, Będzińska 60, PL 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland 〈[email protected]〉, 〈[email protected]〉
Krzysztof Szopa
Affiliation:
Department of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrography, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, Będzińska 60, PL 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland 〈[email protected]〉, 〈[email protected]〉 Centre for Polar Studies KNOW (Leading National Research Centre), Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, Będzińska 60, PL 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
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Abstract

The Cretaceous Period (145–66 Ma) consisted of several oceanic anoxic events (120–80 Ma), stimulated by global greenhouse effects. The Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 (OAE2) occurred worldwide from the late Cenomanian to the early-middle Turonian, causing a significant faunal turnover, mostly in marine biota, pushing some species to the brink of extinction. Some organisms also underwent morphological changes, including reduction in size. This anoxic event drove other changes—e.g., in habitats or strategy of life. We show that stalkless crinoids (comatulids) from the Turonian of Poland adapted to unfavorable environmental conditions by reducing their body size. Furthermore, at the moment when environmental factors became favorable again, these crinoids regained their regular (pre-event) size. This phenomenon likely illustrates the so-called dwarfing mode of the Lilliput effect.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 89 , Issue 6 , November 2015 , pp. 1076 - 1081
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Copyright © 2016, The Paleontological Society 

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