Palaeobiology of Middle Paleozoic Marine Brachiopods: A Case Study of Extinct Organisms in Classical Paleontology

by Rituparna Bose

Introduction.- Ecological Evolutionary Units.- Patterns of Morphological Change in Fossil Lineages.- Why Atrypides.- Climate and Environment in the Silurian and Devonian.- Ecological Interactions.- Research Hypotheses.- Materials and Methods.- Geometric Morphometrics.- Data Set.- Results.- Temporal Variation.- Spatial Variation.- Mean Morphological Shape.- Encrustation Versus Morphological Shape.-Discussion.- Morphology.- Climate Setting in the Silurian and Devonian.- Atrypide Distribution.-Atrypide Diversity.- Temporal Variation.- Spatial Variation- Ecological Causes-Environmental Effect.- Conclusion.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319001930
• ISBN13: 9783319001937
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 53 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"