Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2014

Session information

Oral

Symbol B (Biogeosciences) » B-PT Paleontology

[B-PT27_28PM2] Phanerozoic biodiversity change: Extinction and diversification

Mon. Apr 28, 2014 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM 213 (2F)

Convener:*Yukio Isozaki(Department of Earth Science and Astronomy, Multi-disciplinary Sciences - General Systems Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo), Yusuke Sawaki(Tokyo Institute of Technology), Tomohiko Sato(Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo), Chair:Yukio Isozaki(Department of Earth Science and Astronomy, Multi-disciplinary Sciences - General Systems Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo)

Biotic evolution was the consequence of repeated extinction and following diversification in the past, which was caused by large-scale environmental changes, in particular, by extremely rapid and drastic forcing that changed the environments of the biosphere. Irreversible and episodic changes in material cycling on the planet and in galactic cosmic radiation are nominated as major driving mechanism for the alleged rapid, large-scale environmental perturbations. The biodiversity change in the fossiliferous Phanerozoic record is characterized by 5 major mass extinctions within the long-term trend of diversity increase. Nonetheless, each extinction event has been explained rather in ad hoc manner, without any universal explanation. Lately, the supply of essential element/material has emerged as a significant factor that determined the past evolution course. This session discusses the Phanerozoic biodiversity change under a new light of the recent progress in geology.

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

*Hisashi ASANUMA1, Yoshihiro OKADA1, Yusuke SAWAKI1, Shinji YAMAMOTO2, Takafumi HIRATA3, Shigenori MARUYAMA4 (1.Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2.Department of Earth and Astronomy Graduate School of Arts and Sciences The University of Tokyo, 3.Graduate School of Science,Kyoto University, 4.Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

5:45 PM - 6:00 PM

*Hideko SHIROZU1, Michalik JOZEF2, Soichiro KUSAKA3, Katsuyuki YAMASHITA4, Misa YAMASHITA4, Tetsuji ONOUE1 (1.Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2.Slovak Academy of Sciences, 3.Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, 4.Graduate School of Science and Technology, Okayama University)