The rate at which new marine animals evolve has varied through time, but the factors that ultimately drive these fluctuations are unclear. A statistical analysis shows that global changes in abiotic factors play an important role.
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Kiessling, W. Promoting marine origination. Nature Geosci 3, 388–389 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo874
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