Periodicity of extinctions in the geologic past.

Abstract:

:The temporal distribution of the major extinctions over the past 250 million years has been investigated statistically using various forms of time series analysis. The analyzed record is based on variation in extinction intensity for fossil families of marine vertebrates, invertebrates, and protozoans and contains 12 extinction events. The 12 events show a statistically significant periodicity (P less than 0.01) with a mean interval between events of 26 million years. Two of the events coincide with extinctions that have been previously linked to meteorite impacts (terminal Cretaceous and Late Eocene). Although the causes of the periodicity are unknown, it is possible that they are related to extraterrestrial forces (solar, solar system, or galactic).

authors

Raup DM,Sepkoski JJ Jr

doi

10.1073/pnas.81.3.801

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1984-02-01 00:00:00

pages

801-5

issue

3

eissn

0027-8424

issn

1091-6490

journal_volume

81

pub_type

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