Fig. 5: A macroevolutionary hierarchy for future research.
From: A multiscale view of the Phanerozoic fossil record reveals the three major biotic transitions
This visual representation shows the nested hierarchical structures in the reference solution (Supplementary Data 3). Modular structures at the higher level of organization in this macroevolutionary hierarchy correspond to evolutionary faunas, which are build up from lower levels entities, including sub-faunas, evolutionary bioregions, and taxa. Note that elements in this representation does not represent nodes from the original network but emergent structures and dynamics.
