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September 5, 2025Open Access

New insights into the extinction and recovery of marine vertebrates across the Permian-Triassic mass extinction event in the Dolomites, Southern Alps, Italy

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BKBaran KarapunarUniversity of Leeds AWAndrzej S. WolniewiczUniversity of Cambridge CRCarlo RomanoUniversity of Minnesota

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Findings reveal marine vertebrate diversity during the mass extinction, suggesting rapid ecological recovery. New species indicate a complex recovery of predatory niches in the Paleo-Tethys.

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New fossil discoveries indicate that marine vertebrates were more diverse in the late Permian than previously thought.
The identified Saurosphargidae may belong to a new species, marking significant evolutionary developments post-extinction.
U-Pb dating has dated surface samples to 248 Ma, indicating potential age discrepancies in fossil records.
These findings challenge previous theories about the slow recovery of marine ecosystems following the extinction event.

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Karapunar et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb42142b87ece8dc95834a https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.23.671916

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Findings reveal marine vertebrate diversity during the mass extinction, suggesting rapid ecological recovery. New species indicate a complex recovery of predatory niches in the Paleo-Tethys.

New insights into the extinction and recovery of marine vertebrates across the Permian-Triassic mass extinction event in the Dolomites, Southern Alps, Italy

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New insights into the extinction and recovery of marine vertebrates across the Permian-Triassic mass extinction event in the Dolomites, Southern Alps, Italy

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