max-bodysize-evol: Evolution of Maximum Body Size Through the Phanerozoic ...

• Main Authors: SciMed Solutions, Liu, Xianhua, Lapp, Hilmar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2015
• Subjects: body size; trait evolution; size evolution; database; Payne; Blue whale
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19028; https://zenodo.org/record/19028

Database and online application for body size information for many of the largest species to occur within biological groups over the history of life, from single cells billions of years ago to the blue whale of today. The purpose of collecting data of this type is to investigate the pattern of maximum body size throughout Earth's history. Records in the database include size information about plants and animals, such as length and width or body volume; and additional information such as classification, general environment, and when it lived. The data are tied to published scientific sources; are searchable by geologic time periods, organism type, or environment; and can be downloaded into excel or csv tables. The database and insights obtained from it have been published here: Payne,J.L., Boyer, A.G., Brown, J.H., Finnegan, S., Kowaleski, M., Krause, R.A., Lyons, S.k., McClain, C.R., McShea, D.W., Novack-Gottshall, P.M., Smith, F.A., Stempien, J.A., Wang, S.C. 2009. Two-phase increase in the maximum size of ...