Evolution and dispersal of snakes across the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction.
Journal
Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
14 09 2021
14 09 2021
Historique:
received:
13
10
2018
accepted:
22
07
2021
entrez:
15
9
2021
pubmed:
16
9
2021
medline:
7
10
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Mass extinctions have repeatedly shaped global biodiversity. The Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction caused the demise of numerous vertebrate groups, and its aftermath saw the rapid diversification of surviving mammals, birds, frogs, and teleost fishes. However, the effects of the K-Pg extinction on the evolution of snakes-a major clade of predators comprising over 3,700 living species-remains poorly understood. Here, we combine an extensive molecular dataset with phylogenetically and stratigraphically constrained fossil calibrations to infer an evolutionary timescale for Serpentes. We reveal a potential diversification among crown snakes associated with the K-Pg mass extinction, led by the successful colonisation of Asia by the major extant clade Afrophidia. Vertebral morphometrics suggest increasing morphological specialisation among marine snakes through the Paleogene. The dispersal patterns of snakes following the K-Pg underscore the importance of this mass extinction event in shaping Earth's extant vertebrate faunas.
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pubmed: 34521829
doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25136-y
pii: 10.1038/s41467-021-25136-y
pmc: PMC8440539
doi:
Substances chimiques
DNA, Ancient
0
Banques de données
Dryad
['10.5061/dryad.tv055']
Types de publication
Historical Article
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
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Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MR/S032177/1
Pays : United Kingdom
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© 2021. The Author(s).
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