Diatom diversity was inversely correlated with carbon dioxide levels and global temperatures during the Miocene. Most modern lineages of diatoms appeared by the Late Miocene.
DiaTom dIversIty was InVErsely cOrReLated witH carboN dIoXide leVelS anD GlObaL TempeRaTurEs DurinG thE miocene. mosT modeRn liNeaGeS of diAtomS apPeAred by the late MioCene.