Rituparna Bose Livres

The prerequisite to investigating the underlying causes behind mass extinction is a profound understanding of the evolutionary history of both living and dead species. It is especially important to appreciate the significance of such studies in extinct organisms; especially in organisms that were abundant in a certain geologic era, but have subsequently dwindled or become extinct. Such studies should help to accurately evaluate patterns of evolution in extinct species lineages and help predict the same in its modern analogs. The book includes cutting edge research in evolutionary biology that should serve as a starting point for conservation. ​

The book explores the concept of morphological conservation among Paleozoic atrypide taxa, specifically within the Atrypinae and Variatrypinae subfamilies during the Silurian and Devonian periods. Utilizing advanced quantitative modeling techniques, it investigates how these species maintained their morphological traits over extended geological times, only experiencing rapid changes during brief intervals. The study focuses on the third Paleozoic Ecological Evolutionary Unit, emphasizing the significance of these findings in understanding evolutionary patterns in Eastern North America.

Carbonate depositional systems from the Paleozoic era have been less studied in terms of paleoecological interactions compared to siliciclastic systems. This research investigates the paleontology of the Middle Devonian Dundee Formation in Ohio, a significant environment within the Michigan Basin. Understanding biotic relationships—such as mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, and predation—is crucial for deciphering the fossil record. The study has resulted in a substantial field collection that will aid future researchers in documenting the fossil content of this formation. Rituparna Bose employed advanced microscopic and imaging techniques to analyze biotic interactions in small invertebrate shells, addressing complex hypotheses related to the biodiversity crisis in geology and paleontology. Her work focused on the Devonian geology and paleontology of the newly explored Whitehouse Quarry in Lucas County, Ohio. She identified Devonian brachiopods to the genus level based on morphology and examined paleoecological entities on host brachiopods, measuring episkeletobiont traces to assess environmental and evolutionary impacts on extinct species. These findings have significant implications for predicting future biodiversity, ecosystem conservation, and climate change. Additionally, this research will enable comparisons of the ecology of brachiopod hosts in the Dundee Limestone with other Devonian brachiopods from various setting

Increasing rate of species extinction in the present day will lead to a huge biodiversity crisis; eventually, this will lead to the paucity of non-renewable resources of energy making our Earth unsustainable in future. To save our mother planet from this crisis, studies need to be performed to discover abundant new fossil sites on Earth for continued access to oil-rich locations. Most importantly, a holistic approach is necessary in solving the present problem of biodiversity loss. This book presents newly developed quantitative models in understanding the biodiversity, evolution and ecology of extinct organisms. This will assist future earth scientists in understanding the natural and anthropogenic causes behind biodiversity crisis and ecosystem collapse. In addition, this study would be of great interest to exploration geologists and geophysicists in potentially unraveling natural resources from our sustainable Earth.