The earliest evidence of deep-sea vertebrates

Vertebrate macroevolution has been punctuated by fundamental habitat transitions from shallow marine origins to terrestrial, freshwater, and aerial environments. Invasion of the deep sea is a less well-known ecological shift because of low fossilization potential and continual loss of abyssal fossil...

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Autores: Baucon, Andrea, Ferreti, Annalisa, Fioroni, Chiara, Pandolfi, Luca, Serpagli, Enrico, Piccinini, Armando, Neto de Carvalho, Carlos, Cachao, Mário, Linley, Thomas, Muñiz, Fernando, Belaústegui Barahona, Zain, Jamieson, Alan, Lo Russo, Girolamo, Guerrini, Filippo, Ferrando, Sara, Priede, Imants
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/219280
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/219280
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Palabra clave:Paleontologia
Vertebrats fòssils
Ecologia pelàgica
Paleontology
Fossil vertebrates
Deep-sea ecology
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spelling The earliest evidence of deep-sea vertebratesBaucon, AndreaFerreti, AnnalisaFioroni, ChiaraPandolfi, LucaSerpagli, EnricoPiccinini, ArmandoNeto de Carvalho, CarlosCachao, MárioLinley, ThomasMuñiz, FernandoBelaústegui Barahona, ZainJamieson, AlanLo Russo, GirolamoGuerrini, FilippoFerrando, SaraPriede, ImantsPaleontologiaVertebrats fòssilsEcologia pelàgicaPaleontologyFossil vertebratesDeep-sea ecologyVertebrate macroevolution has been punctuated by fundamental habitat transitions from shallow marine origins to terrestrial, freshwater, and aerial environments. Invasion of the deep sea is a less well-known ecological shift because of low fossilization potential and continual loss of abyssal fossil record by ocean floor subduction. Therefore, there has been a lack of convincing evidence of bottom-living vertebrates from pre-Paleogene deep seas. Here, we describe trace fossils from abyssal plain turbidites of the Tethys Ocean, which, combined with nannofossil dating, indicate that fishes have occupied the deep seafloor since at least the Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian–Barremian). These structures are identical to those produced by modern demersal fishes that feed by either scratching the substrate or expose their prey by water flow generated by suction or jetting. The trace fossils suggest activity of at least three fish species exploiting a productive abyssal invertebrate sediment fauna. These observations are consistent with Early Cretaceous vertebrate transition to the deep sea triggered by the availability of new food sources. Our results anticipate the appearance of deep-seafloor fishes in the fossil record by over 80 My while reassessing the mode of vertebrate colonization of the deep sea.National Academy of Sciences2023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/219280Articles publicats en revistes (Dinàmica de la Terra i l'Oceà)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2306164120Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - PNAS, 2023, vol. 120, num.37, p. 1-8, e2306164120https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2306164120cc-by-nc-nd (c) The Author(s), 2023http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2192802026-05-27T06:46:51Z
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title The earliest evidence of deep-sea vertebrates
spellingShingle The earliest evidence of deep-sea vertebrates
Baucon, Andrea
Paleontologia
Vertebrats fòssils
Ecologia pelàgica
Paleontology
Fossil vertebrates
Deep-sea ecology
title_short The earliest evidence of deep-sea vertebrates
title_full The earliest evidence of deep-sea vertebrates
title_fullStr The earliest evidence of deep-sea vertebrates
title_full_unstemmed The earliest evidence of deep-sea vertebrates
title_sort The earliest evidence of deep-sea vertebrates
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Baucon, Andrea
Ferreti, Annalisa
Fioroni, Chiara
Pandolfi, Luca
Serpagli, Enrico
Piccinini, Armando
Neto de Carvalho, Carlos
Cachao, Mário
Linley, Thomas
Muñiz, Fernando
Belaústegui Barahona, Zain
Jamieson, Alan
Lo Russo, Girolamo
Guerrini, Filippo
Ferrando, Sara
Priede, Imants
author Baucon, Andrea
author_facet Baucon, Andrea
Ferreti, Annalisa
Fioroni, Chiara
Pandolfi, Luca
Serpagli, Enrico
Piccinini, Armando
Neto de Carvalho, Carlos
Cachao, Mário
Linley, Thomas
Muñiz, Fernando
Belaústegui Barahona, Zain
Jamieson, Alan
Lo Russo, Girolamo
Guerrini, Filippo
Ferrando, Sara
Priede, Imants
author_role author
author2 Ferreti, Annalisa
Fioroni, Chiara
Pandolfi, Luca
Serpagli, Enrico
Piccinini, Armando
Neto de Carvalho, Carlos
Cachao, Mário
Linley, Thomas
Muñiz, Fernando
Belaústegui Barahona, Zain
Jamieson, Alan
Lo Russo, Girolamo
Guerrini, Filippo
Ferrando, Sara
Priede, Imants
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author
author
author
author
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Paleontologia
Vertebrats fòssils
Ecologia pelàgica
Paleontology
Fossil vertebrates
Deep-sea ecology
topic Paleontologia
Vertebrats fòssils
Ecologia pelàgica
Paleontology
Fossil vertebrates
Deep-sea ecology
description Vertebrate macroevolution has been punctuated by fundamental habitat transitions from shallow marine origins to terrestrial, freshwater, and aerial environments. Invasion of the deep sea is a less well-known ecological shift because of low fossilization potential and continual loss of abyssal fossil record by ocean floor subduction. Therefore, there has been a lack of convincing evidence of bottom-living vertebrates from pre-Paleogene deep seas. Here, we describe trace fossils from abyssal plain turbidites of the Tethys Ocean, which, combined with nannofossil dating, indicate that fishes have occupied the deep seafloor since at least the Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian–Barremian). These structures are identical to those produced by modern demersal fishes that feed by either scratching the substrate or expose their prey by water flow generated by suction or jetting. The trace fossils suggest activity of at least three fish species exploiting a productive abyssal invertebrate sediment fauna. These observations are consistent with Early Cretaceous vertebrate transition to the deep sea triggered by the availability of new food sources. Our results anticipate the appearance of deep-seafloor fishes in the fossil record by over 80 My while reassessing the mode of vertebrate colonization of the deep sea.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2306164120
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - PNAS, 2023, vol. 120, num.37, p. 1-8, e2306164120
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2306164120
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