Disarticulation and Preservation of Fossil Echinoderms: Recognition of Ecological-Time Information in the Echinoderm Fossil Record

ISBN-13: 9781108789806 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 75 str.

William I. Ausich

Opis

Echinoderm preservation provides a window into the fossil record in which ecological-time processes can be addressed.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Echinoderm skeleton; 3. Accumulations of fossil echinoderms; 4. Disarticulation of echinoderm clades; 5. Preserving an articulated echinoderm; 6. Disarticulation and transport; 7. Data from disarticulation; 8. Encrinites; 9. Discussion.