Abstract
The convergent evolution of “thalassoid” planorbid gastropod shells suggests that the Miocene impact-crater lake of Steinheim (S. Germany) is a fossil example of an Ancient Lake (i.e., a “Paleo-ancient Lake”), comparable to the modern Lake Ochrid (Yugoslavia). In these and other cases it was probably the long-term stability of such environments that allowed an unusual degree of evolutionary diversification and ennichement of resident species. Ecological close-packing, rather than a hydrochemical barrier, is suggested to eventually stop the faunal exchange of such ancient lakes with adjacent, less stable fresh water biotopes.
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Gorthner, A., Meier-Brook, C. (1985). The steinheim basin as a paleo - ancient lake. In: Bayer, U., Seilacher, A. (eds) Sedimentary and Evolutionary Cycles. Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0009848
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