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Global events are selective with respect to biota, ecosystem and palaeo-geography. Global bio-events are mostly connected with a facies change. They give rise to a regular evolutionary pattern, the E-R sequence, which comprises after the extinction event a generative phase followed by a radiation, i.e. a strong diversification. At least most of the global events are proximately caused by changes of environmental conditions. Thereby changes in sea level, oceanic conditions, and climate are prevailing. To a great extent the questions about ultimate causes and periodicity are still unanswered.
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Walliser, O.H. (1996). Patterns and Causes of Global Events. In: Walliser, O.H. (eds) Global Events and Event Stratigraphy in the Phanerozoic. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79634-0_2
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