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Taxon (Organisms 🐞)

In biology, a taxon is a group of one or more populations of an organism, or organisms, as seen by taxonomists to form a biological unit;. Although neither is required, a taxon, once its description has become established, is usually known by a particular name and is given a particular ranking.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxon

#Taxon #Taxa #Organisms #BotanicalNomenclature #ZoologicalNomenclature #BiologicalClassification

Taxon (Organisms 🐞)

In biology, a taxon is a group of one or more populations of an organism, or organisms, as seen by taxonomists to form a biological unit;. Although neither is required, a taxon, once its description has become established, is usually known by a particular name and is given a particular ranking.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxon

#Taxon #Taxa #Organisms #BotanicalNomenclature #ZoologicalNomenclature #BiologicalClassification

Marine #fossils are a reliable benchmark for degrading and collapsing ecosystems
https://phys.org/news/2023-07-marine-fossils-reliable-benchmark-degrading.html

The quality of the #FossilRecord across higher #taxa: compositional fidelity of phyla and classes in #benthic marine associations https://peerj.com/articles/15574/

"An analysis of more than 60,000 specimens indicates marine fossils are preserved in the fossil record in proportion to their diversity, enabling their use as a benchmark to assess the health of modern marine ecosystems."