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This image shows the biodiversity during the Phanerozoic. Note that this is a result of changes in both the rate of extinctions and the rate of new originations. The Dresbachian extinction event in particular is obscured by nearly immediate replacement with new genera.

Colour code:

  • grey = total known genera from Sepkowski's catalogue (cited by Rohde & Muller)
  • green = "well-defined genera", i.e. known genera excluding those represented by "single occurrences" and those whose dates are uncertain.
  • red = trend for "well-defined genera". Dereived by fitting a third-order polynomial to the data.
  • yellow = the "Big Five" mass extinctions.
  • blue = other extinction events.


Reference: Rohde, R.A., and Muller, R.A. (2005-03). "Cycles in fossil diversity". Nature 434: 208-210.
Date

2 February 2008(2008-02-02)
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SVG version by Albert Mestre
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current13:21, 27 October 2010Thumbnail for version as of 13:21, 27 October 2010784 × 464 (211 KB)SeL media (fixed typos and reversed time axis)
15:19, 9 August 2009Thumbnail for version as of 15:19, 9 August 2009784 × 464 (145 KB)Ysangkok (simplify)
21:09, 2 February 2008Thumbnail for version as of 21:09, 2 February 2008784 × 464 (273 KB)Cameta ({{Information |Description= This figure shows the genus extinction intensity, i.e. the fraction of genera that are present in each interval of time but do not exist in the following interval. The data itself is taken from Rohde & Muller (2005, Su)
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