Paleobiology: Life finds (more than one) way to rebuild

Puntos clave

• Recovery trajectories highlight diverse strategies of marine groups following the Permian-Triassic extinction.
• Some lineages refilled lost morphological disparity, while others seized opportunities to innovate new traits.
• The analysis focuses on three marine groups, revealing how they adapted to the mass extinction's aftermath.
• Findings emphasize the complexity of evolutionary responses, suggesting a broader understanding of recovery processes.