Jurassic ecosystems were similar to modern: Animals flourish among lush plants
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 - 14:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
In modern ecosystems, animals flourish amid lush vegetation. That was true 150 million years ago too, says a new study by paleontologists. They applied ecological principles to geochemical data from fossil soils and found scientists can infer animal diversity from it: "This illustrates that climate and biota have been ecologically connected for millions of years, indicating human change to global climate will have profound impacts on plants and animals."