Michael J. Foote

I am a paleobiologist interested in documenting and interpreting large-scale patterns in the history of life. Current research focuses on biogeography, evolutionary paleoecology, and macroevolution.

Ecological structure of diversity-dependent diversification in Phanerozoic marine bivalves.
Ecological structure of diversity-dependent diversification in Phanerozoic marine bivalves. Biol Lett. 2024 Jan; 20(1):20230475.
PMID: 38229556

Diversity-dependent evolutionary rates in early Palaeozoic zooplankton.
Diversity-dependent evolutionary rates in early Palaeozoic zooplankton. Proc Biol Sci. 2018 02 28; 285(1873).
PMID: 29491177

David M. Raup, 1933-2015.
David M. Raup, 1933-2015. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Dec 08; 112(49):15002-3.
PMID: 26604312

Evolutionary dynamics of taxonomic structure.
Evolutionary dynamics of taxonomic structure. Biol Lett. 2012 Feb 23; 8(1):135-8.
PMID: 21865239

Rise and fall of species occupancy in Cenozoic fossil mollusks.
Rise and fall of species occupancy in Cenozoic fossil mollusks. Science. 2007 Nov 16; 318(5853):1131-4.
PMID: 18006744

Determinants of extinction in the fossil record.
Determinants of extinction in the fossil record. Nature. 2002 Mar 28; 416(6879):420-4.
PMID: 11919629