Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China. E-mail:
Zool Res. 2022 Jan 18;43(1):3-13. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.322.
Cenozoic tectonic evolution in the Tethyan region has greatly changed the landforms and environment of Eurasia, driving the evolution of animals and greatly affecting the diversity patterns of Eurasian animals. By combining the latest Tethyan paleogeographic models and some recently published Eurasian zoological studies, we systematically summarize how tectonic evolution in the Tethyan region has influenced the evolution and diversity patterns of Eurasian animals. The convergence of continental plates, closure of Tethys Sea, and Tethyan sea-level changes have directly affected the composition and spatial distribution of Eurasian animal diversity. The topographic and environmental changes caused by Tethyan tectonics have determined regional animal diversity in Eurasia by influencing animal origin, dispersal, preservation, diversification, and extinction. The ecological transformations resulted in the emergence of new habitats and niches, which promoted animal adaptive evolution, specialization, speciation, and expansion. We highlight that the Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the Tethyan region has been responsible for much of the alteration in Eurasian animal distribution and has been an essential force in shaping organic evolution. Furthermore, we generalize a general pattern that Tethyan geological events are linked with Eurasian animal evolution and diversity dynamics.
特提斯地区新生代构造演化极大地改变了欧亚大陆的地貌和环境，驱动了动物的演化，并对欧亚大陆动物的多样性模式产生了重大影响。本研究结合最新的特提斯古地理模型和一些最近发表的欧亚动物学研究，系统总结了特提斯地区构造演化如何影响欧亚大陆动物的演化和多样性模式。大陆板块的汇聚、特提斯海的关闭以及特提斯海平面的变化直接影响了欧亚大陆动物多样性的组成和空间分布。特提斯构造引起的地形和环境变化通过影响动物的起源、扩散、保存、多样化和灭绝，决定了欧亚大陆的区域动物多样性。生态转型导致了新的栖息地和生态位的出现，促进了动物的适应性演化、特化、物种形成和扩张。我们强调，特提斯地区新生代构造演化是欧亚大陆动物分布变化的主要原因，也是塑造有机演化的重要力量。此外，我们总结出一个普遍模式，即特提斯地质事件与欧亚大陆动物演化和多样性动态有关。
