Parasitism as a Long‐Lasting Interaction—First Evidence From Paleozoic Corals [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe peak of reef development in the middle Paleozoic (Silurian‐Devonian) resulted in a dense network of interactions between corals and their symbionts.
Mikołaj K. Zapalski +3 more
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Tsunamites versus tempestites: Various types of redeposited stromatoporoid beds in the Devonian of the Holy Cross Mountains (Poland), a case study from the Ołowianka Quarry. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 The sedimentary history of two stromatoporoid accumulations ‒ an allobiostrome and a parabiostrome-are studied in the shallow water carbonates of the Middle to Upper Devonian Kowala Formation in the Ołowianka Quarry, Holy Cross Mountains, central Poland.
Piotr Łuczyński
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Rare earth element geochemistry of Middle Devonian reefal limestones of the Dianqiangui Basin, South China: implications for nutrient sources and expansion of the reef ecosystem [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 The Givetian Age witnessed the greatest expansion of stromatoporoid-coral reefs from low to higher latitudes of the Phanerozoic. Multi-proxy seawater surface temperature reconstruction suggests the establishment of a super-greenhouse climate as a major ...
Qi Mao +6 more
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Paleotemperature record of the Middle Devonian Kačák Episode [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 The Middle Devonian Epoch, ~ 393–383 million years ago, is known for a peak in diversity and highest latitudinal distribution of coral and stromatoporoid reefs.
Thomas J. Suttner +8 more
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Endobiotic rugosan symbionts in stromatoporoids from the Sheinwoodian (Silurian) of Baltica. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 A paleoecological study of stromatoporoid endobionts was carried out to discern the relationships between symbiotic rugosans and their stromatoporoid hosts. The earliest endobiotic rugosan symbiont Palaeophyllum sp.
Olev Vinn, Mari-Ann Mõtus
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The oldest “brown mesophotic” coral-stromatoporoid ecosystem from the Silurian of Gotland was functionally similar to modern turbid reefs [PDF]
Scientific ReportsCoral reefs generally thrive under high light conditions. As light decreases with depth, corals may adapt their morphology to optimise light capture.
Mikołaj K. Zapalski +5 more
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Stromatoporoids from a Middle Devonian reef in South China and their palaeoecological implication [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2022 Stromatoporoids are the major constructors of a Givetian (Middle Devonian) fossil reef in shallow marine facies, in the Jiwozhai Member of the Dushan Formation, at Dahekou, near Dushan, Guizhou Province, South China.
JIAYUAN HUANG +6 more
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Phosphatic stromatoporoid sponges formed reefs ~480 Mya [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaJuwan Jeon, Zhongyang Chen, Cui Luo
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The earliest known stromatoporoid and its contribution to reef construction [PDF]
Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences, 2023 Stromatoporoid-type hypercalcified sponges are known to have contributed to the global reef system since the late Middle Ordovician until their major disappearance in the latest Devonian.
Juwan Jeon +6 more
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Photosynthetic activity in Devonian Foraminifera [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2021 Photosynthetically active foraminifera are prolific carbonate producers in warm, sunlit, surface waters of the oceans. Foraminifera have repeatedly developed mixotrophic strategies (i.e., the ability of an organism or holobiont to both feed and ...
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