Geodiversity and its implications in the conservation of biodiversity: Some case studies in Mexico
Channel: Revista CIENCIA ergo-sum
Date: 2021-10-18

Autores: Victor Manuel Bravo-Cuevas, Katia Adriana González-Rodríguez, Miguel Ángel Cabral-Perdomo, Consuelo Cuevas-Cardona y María Teresa Pulido-Silva

Texto completo: https://cienciaergosum.uaemex.mx/article/view/14116

We explore the conceptualization of geodiversity and its implication in the conservation of biodiversity; furthermore, we present theperspective of some Mexican naturalists of the XIX century regarding geodiversity, and case studies from central Mexico that evidencethe importance of the fossil record in the conservation of nature. The study is based on the revision of previous interpretations aboutthe concepts and field work in fossiliferous localities of Puebla and Hidalgo. It is shown that fossils are part of geodiversity that testifythe evolution of biota in the geological past, playing an important role in the proposal of strategies for biological conservation. Thus,paleobiological conservation integrates paleontological and ecological information used as evidence to understand current environmentalmodifications and alterations.