Did Cooling Oceans Trigger Ordovician Biodiversification? Evidence from Conodont Thermometry

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Trotter, Julie
Williams, Ian
Barnes, Christopher
Lécuyer, Christophe
Nicoll, Robert

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American Association for the Advancement of Science

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The Ordovician Period, long considered a supergreenhouse state, saw one of the greatest radiations of life in Earth's history. Previous temperature estimates of up to ∼70°C have spawned controversial speculation that the oxygen isotopic composition of

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2037-12-31