Research My research group studies the relationship between environmental change and biological evolution in the fossil record. The primary focus of my research group is on understanding the causes of mass extinctions and the processes that control subsequent recovery of biodiversity and global ecosystems. We are working to constrain the causes of the end-Permian and end-Triassic mass extinctions using high-resolution sedimentary, geochemical, and paleontological records developed from carbonate platform sediments in China, Italy, Turkey, and Japan. We are also using global data on fossil occurrence patterns and body sizes to study longer-term connections between environmental change and biological evolution, with a focus on extinction selectivity and body size evolution.
Teaching I teach courses for undergraduates in historical geology and invertebrate paleobiology and courses for graduate students in carbonate sedimentology, geobiology, and paleobiology.
Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences) (Phd Program)
Ecological selectivity of the emerging mass extinction in the oceans.Science Payne, J. L., Bush, A. M., Heim, N. A., Knope, M. L., McCauley, D. J.2016; 353 (6305): 1284-1286
Marine anoxia and delayed Earth system recovery after the end-Permian extinction.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaLau, K. V., Maher, K., Altiner, D., Kelley, B. M., Kump, L. R., Lehrmann, D. J., Silva-Tamayo, J. C., Weaver, K. L., Yu, M., Payne, J. L.2016; 113 (9): 2360-2365
Animal evolution. Cope's rule in the evolution of marine animals.Science Heim, N. A., Knope, M. L., Schaal, E. K., Wang, S. C., Payne, J. L.2015; 347 (6224): 867-870
Cope's rule in the evolution of marine animalsSCIENCEHeim, N. A., Knope, M. L., Schaal, E. K., Wang, S. C., Payne, J. L.2015; 347 (6224): 867-870
Metabolic dominance of bivalves predates brachiopod diversity decline by more than 150 million years.Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal SocietyPayne, J. L., Heim, N. A., Knope, M. L., McClain, C. R.2014; 281 (1783): 20133122-?
Uranium isotope evidence for temporary ocean oxygenation in the aftermath of the Sturtian Snowball EarthEARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERSLau, K. V., Macdonald, F. A., Maher, K., Payne, J. L.2017; 458: 282-292
Physicochemical controls on biogeographic variation of benthic foraminiferal test size and shapePALEOBIOLOGYKeating-Bitonti, C. R., Payne, J. L.2016; 42 (4): 595-611
Extinction intensity, selectivity and their combined macroevolutionary influence in the fossil record.Biology lettersPayne, J. L., Bush, A. M., Chang, E. T., Heim, N. A., Knope, M. L., Pruss, S. B.2016; 12 (10)
The influence of the biological pump on ocean chemistry: implications for long-term trends in marine redox chemistry, the global carbon cycle, and marine animal ecosystemsGEOBIOLOGYMeyer, K. M., Ridgwell, A., Payne, J. L.2016; 14 (3): 207-219
Modelling the impact of pulsed CAMP volcanism on pCO(2) and delta C-13 across the Triassic-Jurassic transitionGEOLOGICAL MAGAZINEBachan, A., Payne, J. L.2016; 153 (2): 252-270
Comparative size evolution of marine clades from the Late Permian through Middle TriassicPALEOBIOLOGYSchaal, E. K., Clapham, M. E., Rego, B. L., Wang, S. C., Payne, J. L.2016; 42 (1): 127-142
Body Size Evolution Across the GeozoicANNUAL REVIEW OF EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES, VOL 44Smith, F. A., Payne, J. L., Heim, N. A., Balk, M. A., Finnegan, S., Kowalewski, M., Lyons, S. K., McClain, C. R., McShea, D. W., Novack-Gottshall, P. M., Anich, P. S., Wang, S. C.2016; 44: 523-553
Patterns of basin fill in Triassic turbidites of the Nanpanjiang basin: implications for regional tectonics and impacts on carbonate-platform evolutionBASIN RESEARCHLehrmann, D. J., Chaikin, D. H., Enos, P., Minzoni, M., Payne, J. L., Yu, M., Goers, A., Wood, T., Richter, P., Kelley, B. M., Li, X., Qin, Y., Liu, L., Lu, G.2015; 27 (5): 587-612
An integrated biostratigraphy (conodonts and foraminifers) and chronostratigraphy (paleomagnetic reversals, magnetic susceptibility, elemental chemistry, carbon isotopes and geochronology) for the Permian-Upper Triassic strata of Guandao section, Nanpanjiang Basin, south ChinaJOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCESLehrmann, D. J., Stepchinski, L., Altiner, D., Orchard, M. J., Montgomery, P., Enos, P., Ellwood, B. B., Bowring, S. A., Ramezani, J., Wang, H., Wei, J., Yu, M., Griffiths, J. D., Minzoni, M., Schaal, E. K., Li, X., Meyer, K. M., Payne, J. L.2015; 108: 117-135
TAPHONOMIC BIAS OF SELECTIVE SILICIFICATION REVEALED BY PAIRED PETROGRAPHIC AND INSOLUBLE RESIDUE ANALYSISPALAIOSPruss, S. B., Payne, J. L., Westacott, S.2015; 30 (8): 620-626
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS ON THE GENESIS OF MARINE MICROBIALITES AND DISSOLUTION SURFACE ASSOCIATED WITH THE END-PERMIAN MASS EXTINCTION: NEW SECTIONS AND OBSERVATIONS FROM THE NANPANJIANG BASIN, SOUTH CHINAPALAIOSLehrmann, D. J., Bentz, J. M., Wood, T., Goers, A., Dhillon, R., Akin, S., Li, X., Payne, J. L., Kelley, B. M., Meyer, K. M., Schaal, E. K., Suarez, M. B., Yu, M., Qin, Y., Li, R., Minzoni, M., Henderson, C. M.2015; 30 (7): 529-552
Phanerozoic trends in brachiopod body size from synoptic dataPALEOBIOLOGYZhang, Z., Augustin, M., Payne, J. L.2015; 41 (3): 491-501
DROWNING OF THE TRIASSIC YANGTZE PLATFORM, SOUTH CHINA, BY TECTONIC SUBSIDENCE INTO TOXIC DEEP WATERS OF AN ANOXIC BASINJOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY RESEARCHMinzoni, M., Lehrmann, D. J., Dezoeten, E., Enos, P., Montgomery, P., Berry, A., Qin, Y., Yu Meiyi, M. Y., Ellwood, B. B., Payne, J. L.2015; 85 (5): 419-444
Normal giants? Temporal and latitudinal shifts of Palaeozoic marine invertebrate gigantism and global changeLETHAIAKlug, C., De Baets, K., Kroger, B., Bell, M. A., Korn, D., Payne, J. L.2015; 48 (2): 267-288
Limited role of functional differentiation in early diversification of animalsNATURE COMMUNICATIONSKnope, M. L., Heim, N. A., Frishkoff, L. O., Payne, J. L.2015; 6
Limited role of functional differentiation in early diversification of animals.Nature communicationsKnope, M. L., Heim, N. A., Frishkoff, L. O., Payne, J. L.2015; 6: 6455-?
Ocean anoxia during the Permian-Triassic transition and links to volcanismVolcanism and global environmental changeSchaal, E. K., Meyer, K. M., Lau, K. V., Silva-Tamayo, J., Payne, J. L.Cambridge University Press.2015: 275–290
The end-Triassic negative delta C-13 excursion: A lithologic testPALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGYBachan, A., de Schootbrugge, B. v., Payne, J. L.2014; 412: 177-186
Phylogenetic signal in extinction selectivity in Devonian terebratulide brachiopodsPALEOBIOLOGYHarnik, P. G., Fitzgerald, P. C., Payne, J. L., Carlson, S. J.2014; 40 (4): 675-692
Constraining the cause of the end-Guadalupian extinction with coupled records of carbon and calcium isotopesEARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERSJost, A. B., Mundil, R., He, B., Brown, S. T., Altiner, D., Sun, Y., DePaolo, D. J., Payne, J. L.2014; 396: 201-212
Triassic tank: platform margin and slope architecture in space and time, Nanpanjiang Basin, south China. In Deposits, Architecture, and Controls of Carbonate Margin, Slope, and Basinal Settings, eds. Verwer K, Playton TE, and Harris PM.SEPM Special PublicationMinzoni, M., Lehrmann, D. J., Payne, J. L., Enos, P., Wei, J., Kelley, B. M., Schaal, E. K., Meyer, K. M., Montgomery, P., Goers, A., Wood, T.2014; 105: 84-113
Basin filling patterns of turbidites in the Nanpanjiang Basin of south China: implications for tectonics and impacts on carbonate platform evolutionBASIN RESEARCHLehrmann, D. J., Chaikin, D. H., Enos, P., Minzoni, M., Payne, J. L., Yu, M., Richter, P., Goers, A., Wood, T., Kelley, B. M., Li, X., Qin, Y., Liu, L., Lu, G.2014
CONSTRAINTS ON THE ADULT-OFFSPRING SIZE RELATIONSHIP IN PROTISTSEVOLUTIONCaval-Holme, F., Payne, J., Skotheim, J. M.2013; 67 (12): 3537-3544
High-resolution delta C-13(carb) chemostratigraphy from latest Guadalupian through earliest Triassic in South China and IranEARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERSShen, S., Cao, C., Zhang, H., Bowring, S. A., Henderson, C. M., Payne, J. L., Davydov, V. I., Chen, B., Yuan, D., Zhang, Y., Wang, W., Zheng, Q.2013; 375: 156-165
MICROBES, MUD AND METHANE: CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE OF RECURRENT EARLY JURASSIC ANOXIA FOLLOWING THE END-TRIASSIC MASS EXTINCTIONPALAEONTOLOGYvan de Schootbrugge, B., Bachan, A., Suan, G., Richoz, S., Payne, J. L.2013; 56 (4): 685-709
A SHIFT IN THE LONG-TERM MODE OF FORAMINIFERAN SIZE EVOLUTION CAUSED BY THE END-PERMIAN MASS EXTINCTIONEVOLUTIONPayne, J. L., Jost, A. B., Wang, S. C., Skotheim, J. M.2013; 67 (3): 816-827
Constraints on Early Triassic carbon cycle dynamics from paired organic and inorganic carbon isotope recordsEARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERSMeyer, K. M., Yu, M., LEHRMANN, D., van de Schootbrugge, B., Payne, J. L.2013; 361: 429-435
Long-term differences in extinction risk among the seven forms of rarityPROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCESHarnik, P. G., Simpson, C., Payne, J. L.2012; 279 (1749): 4969-4976
A LACK OF ATTRIBUTION: CLOSING THE CITATION GAP THROUGH A REFORM OF CITATION AND INDEXING PRACTICESTAXONPayne, J. L., Smith, F. A., Kowalewski, M., Krause, R. A., Boyer, A. G., McClain, C. R., Finnegan, S., Novack-Gottshall, P. M., Sheble, L.2012; 61 (6): 1349-1351
Within- and among-genus components of size evolution during mass extinction, recovery, and background intervals: a case study of Late Permian through Late Triassic foraminiferaPALEOBIOLOGYRego, B. L., Wang, S. C., Altiner, D., Payne, J. L.2012; 38 (4): 627-643
Carbon cycle dynamics following the end-Triassic mass extinction: Constraints from paired delta C-13(carb) and delta C-13(org) recordsGEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS GEOSYSTEMSBachan, A., van de Schootbrugge, B., Fiebig, J., McRoberts, C. A., Ciarapica, G., Payne, J. L.2012; 13
LATE PALEOZOIC FUSULINOIDEAN GIGANTISM DRIVEN BY ATMOSPHERIC HYPEROXIAEVOLUTIONPayne, J. L., Groves, J. R., Jost, A. B., Thienan Nguyen, T., Moffitt, S. E., Hill, T. M., Skotheim, J. M.2012; 66 (9): 2929-2939
Evidence for end-Permian ocean acidification from calcium isotopes in biogenic apatiteGEOLOGYHinojosa, J. L., Brown, S. T., Chen, J., DePaolo, D. J., Paytan, A., Shen, S., Payne, J. L.2012; 40 (8): 743-746
Lower Triassic oolites of the Nanpanjiang Basin, south China: Facies architecture, giant ooids, and diagenesis-Implications for hydrocarbon reservoirsAAPG BULLETINLehrmann, D. J., Minzoni, M., Li, X., Yu, M., Payne, J. L., Kelley, B. M., Schaal, E. K., Enos, P.2012; 96 (8): 1389-1414
Size-Frequency Distributions along a Latitudinal Gradient in Middle Permian FusulinoideansPLOS ONEZhang, Y., Payne, J. L.2012; 7 (6)
Factors controlling carbonate platform asymmetry: Preliminary results from the Great Bank of Guizhou, an isolated Permian-Triassic Platform in the Nanpanjiang Basin, south ChinaPALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGYLi, X., Yu, M., Lehrmann, D. J., Payne, J. L., Kelley, B. M., Minzoni, M.2012; 315: 158-171
End-Permian Mass Extinction in the Oceans: An Ancient Analog for the Twenty-First Century?ANNUAL REVIEW OF EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES, VOL 40Payne, J. L., Clapham, M. E.2012; 40: 89-111
Acidification, anoxia, and extinction: A multiple logistic regression analysis of extinction selectivity during the Middle and Late PermianGEOLOGYClapham, M. E., Payne, J. L.2011; 39 (11): 1059-1062
Local and global abundance associated with extinction risk in late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic gastropodsPALEOBIOLOGYPayne, J. L., Truebe, S., Nuetzel, A., Chang, E. T.2011; 37 (4): 616-632
Early and Middle Triassic trends in diversity, evenness, and size of foraminifers on a carbonate platform in south China: implications for tempo and mode of biotic recovery from the end-Permian mass extinctionPALEOBIOLOGYPayne, J. L., Summers, M., Rego, B. L., Altiner, D., Wei, J., Yu, M., Lehrmann, D. J.2011; 37 (3): 409-425
THE GEOZOIC SUPEREONPALAIOSKowalewski, M., Payne, J. L., Smith, F. A., Wang, S. C., McShea, D. W., Xiao, S., Novack-Gottshall, P. M., McClain, C. R., Krause, R. A., Boyer, A. G., Finnegan, S., Lyons, S. K., Stempien, J. A., Alroy, J., Spaeth, P. A.2011; 26 (5-6): 251-255
Escargots through time: an energetic comparison of marine gastropod assemblages before and after the Mesozoic Marine RevolutionPALEOBIOLOGYFinnegan, S., McClain, C. M., Kosnik, M. A., Payne, J. L.2011; 37 (2): 252-269
delta C-13 evidence that high primary productivity delayed recovery from end-Permian mass extinctionEARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERSMeyer, K. M., Yu, M., Jost, A. B., Kelley, B. M., Payne, J. L.2011; 302 (3-4): 378-384
The evolutionary consequences of oxygenic photosynthesis: a body size perspectivePHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCHPayne, J. L., McClain, C. R., Boyer, A. G., Brown, J. H., Finnegan, S., Kowalewski, M., Krause, R. A., Lyons, S. K., McShea, D. W., Novack-Gottshall, P. M., Smith, F. A., Spaeth, P., Stempien, J. A., Wang, S. C.2011; 107 (1): 37-57
Calcium isotope constraints on the end-Permian mass extinctionPROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAPayne, J. L., Turchyn, A. V., Paytan, A., DePaolo, D. J., Lehrmann, D. J., Yu, M., Wei, J.2010; 107 (19): 8543-8548
Erosional truncation of uppermost Permian shallow-marine carbonates and implications for Permian-Triassic boundary events: ReplyGEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETINPayne, J. L., Lehrmann, D. J., Follett, D., Seibel, M., Kump, L. R., Riccardi, A., Altiner, D., Sano, H., Wei, J.2009; 121 (5-6): 957-959
Two-phase increase in the maximum size of life over 3.5 billion years reflects biological innovation and environmental opportunityPROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAPayne, J. L., Boyer, A. G., Brown, J. H., Finnegan, S., Kowalewski, M., Krause, R. A., Lyons, S. K., McClain, C. R., McShea, D. W., Novack-Gottshall, P. M., Smith, F. A., Stempien, J. A., Wang, S. C.2009; 106 (1): 24-27
EARLY TRIASSIC MICROBIAL SPHEROIDS IN THE VIRGIN LIMESTONE MEMBER OF THE MOENKOPI FORMATION, NEVADA, USAPALAIOSPruss, S. B., Payne, J. L.2009; 24 (1-2): 131-136
The Red Queen revisited: reevaluating the age selectivity of Phanerozoic marine genus extinctionsPALEOBIOLOGYFinnegan, S., Payne, J. L., Wang, S. C.2008; 34 (3): 318-341
Carbon cycle perturbation and stabilization in the wake of the Triassic-Jurassic boundary mass-extinction eventGEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS GEOSYSTEMSvan de Schootbrugge, B., Payne, J. L., Tomasovych, A., Pross, J., Fiebig, J., Benbrahim, M., Foellmi, K. B., Quan, T. M.2008; 9
Record of the end-Permian extinction and Triassic biotic recovery in the Chongzuo-Pingguo platform, southern Nanpanjiang basin, Guangxi, south ChinaSymposium on Early Triassic Chronostratigraphy and Biotic RecoveryLehrmann, D. J., Payne, J. L., Pei, D., Enos, P., Druke, D., Steffen, K., Zhang, J., Wei, J., Orchard, M. J., Ellwood, B.ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV.2007: 200–217
Erosional truncation of uppermost Permian shallow-marine carbonates and implications for Permian-Triassic boundary eventsGEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETINPayne, J. L., Lehrmann, D. J., Follett, D., Seibel, M., Kump, L. R., Riccardi, A., Altiner, D., Sano, H., Wei, J.2007; 119 (7-8): 771-784
The effect of geographic range on extinction risk during background and mass extinctionPROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAPayne, J. L., Finnegan, S.2007; 104 (25): 10506-10511
End-Permian mass extinction of lagenide foraminifers in the Southern Alps (Northern Italy)JOURNAL OF PALEONTOLOGYGroves, J. R., Rettori, R., Payne, J. L., Boyce, M. D., Altiner, D.2007; 81 (3): 415-434
Paleophysiology and end-Permian mass extinctionEARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERSKnoll, A. H., Barnbach, R. K., Payne, J. L., Pruss, S., Fischer, W. W.2007; 256 (3-4): 295-313
Evidence for recurrent Early Triassic massive volcanism from quantitative interpretation of carbon isotope fluctuationsEARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERSPayne, J. L., Kump, L. R.2007; 256 (1-2): 264-277
Placunopsis bioherms: The first metazoan buildups following the end-Permian mass extinctionPALAIOSPruss, S. B., Payne, J. L., Bottjer, D. J.2007; 22 (1): 17-23
Life in Triassic Oceans: Links between planktonic and benthic recovery and radiationEvolution of Primary Producers in the SeaPayne, J. L., van de Schootbrugge, B.edited by Falkowski, P., Knoll, A. H.Academic Press, Amsterdam.2007: 165–189
Timing of recovery from the end-Permian extinction: Geochronologic and biostratigraphic constraints from south ChinaGEOLOGYLehrmann, D. J., Ramezani, J., Bowring, S. A., Martin, M. W., Montgomery, P., Enos, P., Payne, J. L., Orchard, M. J., Wang HongMei, H. M., Wei Jiayong, J. Y.2006; 34 (12): 1053-1056
Environmental and biological controls on the initiation and growth of a Middle Triassic (Anisian) reef complex on the Great Bank of Guizhou, Guizhou Province, ChinaPALAIOSPayne, J. L., Lehrmann, D. J., Christensen, S., Wei, J., Knoll, A. H.2006; 21 (4): 325-343
Controls on marine animal biomass through geological timeGEOBIOLOGYPayne, J. L., Finnegan, S.2006; 4 (1): 1-10
The pattern and timing of biotic recovery from the end-Permian extinction on the Great Bank of Guizhou, Guizhou province, ChinaPALAIOSPayne, J. L., Lehrmann, D. J., Wei, J. Y., Knoll, A. H.2006; 21 (1): 63-85
Evolutionary dynamics of gastropod size across the end-Permian extinction and through the Triassic recovery intervalPALEOBIOLOGYPayne, J. L.2005; 31 (2): 269-290
Field Excursion 2: Permian-Triassic boundary and a Lower-Middle Triassic boundary sequence on the Great Bank of Guizhou, Nanpanjiang basin, southern Guizhou ProvinceAlbertianaLehrmann, D. J., Payne, J. L., Enos, P., Montgomery, P., Wei, J., Yu, Y., Orchard, M. J.2005; 33: 167-184
Evolutionary dynamics of gastropod size across the end-Permian extinction and through the Triassic recovery intervalPaleobiologyPayne, J. L.2005; 31: 269-290
Permian and Triassic depositional history of the Yangtze platform and Great Bank of Guizhou in the Nanpanjiang basin of Guizhou and Guangxi, South ChinaAlbertianaLehrmann, D. J., P., Enos, Payne, J. L., Montgomery, P., Wei, J., Yu, Y., Orchard, M. J.2005; 33: 147-166
Large perturbations of the carbon cycle during recovery from the end-Permian extinctionSCIENCEPayne, J. L., Lehrmann, D. J., Wei, J. Y., Orchard, M. J., Schrag, D. P., Knoll, A. H.2004; 305 (5683): 506-509
Lower Cretaceous Alisitos Formation at Punta San Isidro: Coastal sedimentation and volcanismCIENCIAS MARINASPayne, J. L., Johnson, M. E., Ledesma-Vazquez, J.2004; 30 (2): 365-380
Lower Cretaceous Alisitos Formation at Punta San Isidro: Coastal sedimentation and volcanismCiencias MarinasPayne, J. L, Johnson, M. E., Ledesma-Vazquez, J.2004; 30: 365-380
Large perturbations of the carbon cycle during recovery from the end-Permian extinctionSciencePayne, J. L, J., Lehrmann D., J., Wei, Orchard, M. J., Schrag, D. P., Knoll, A. H.2004; 305: 506-509
Permian-Triassic boundary sections from shallow-marine carbonate platforms of the Nanpanjiang Basin, south China: Implications for oceanic conditions associated with the end-Permian extinction and its aftermathPALAIOSLehrmann, D. J., Payne, J. L., Felix, S. V., Dillett, P. M., Wang, H., Yu, Y. Y., Wei, J. Y.2003; 18 (2): 138-152
Applicability and resolving power of statistical tests for instantaneous extinction events in the fossil recordPaleobiologyPayne, J. L.2003; 29: 37-51
Permian-Triassic boundary sections from shallow-marine carbonate platforms of the Nanpanjiang Basin, South ChinaPalaiosLehrmann, D. J., Payne, J. L., Felix, S. V., Dillett, P. M., Wang, H., Yu, Y., Wei, J.2003; 18: 138-152
Applicability and resolving power of statistical tests for simultaneous extinction events in the fossil recordPALEOBIOLOGYPayne, J. L.2003; 29 (1): 37-51