Marine Ecosystem Evolution Data from Palaeotethys and Jurassic Periods

British Geological Survey data on the structure and function of marine ecosystems during past climate events. The dataset includes spreadsheets and supplementary material from multiple peer-reviewed publications analyzing the Permian-Triassic and Jurassic periods. It was last updated on 2026-04-09.

Use Cases

• Modeling benthic community recovery based on post-Permian extinction data
• Analyzing environmental controls on Jurassic marine ecosystems during global warming
• Studying ecological succession patterns based on ichthyosaur fall data
• Assessing functional diversity changes in marine ecosystems after mass extinction events

Strengths

• Data is directly linked to multiple peer-reviewed publications in journals like Nature Geoscience and Geology
• Covers multiple significant geological periods and events, including the Permian-Triassic boundary and the Toarcian (Early Jurassic)
• Last updated date is explicitly recorded as 2026-04-09 08:31:55.900386

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

British Geological Survey (BGS)

Collection Method

Research data collected under NERC grant NE/I005641/1

Time Range

Permian to Jurassic periods

Freshness

2026-04 09 08:31:55.900386

Geography

Western Palaeotethys (e.g., Aggtelek Karst, Hungary) and other unspecified marine locations