Cephalopods Present and Past: New Insights and Fresh Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9781402064616 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 481 str.

Neil H. Landman; Jr. Richard A. Davis; Royal H. Mapes

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Cephalopods are diverse, highly developed molluscs capable of swimming and jet propulsion. These animals are an important component of present-day marine ecos- tems throughout the world and comprise approximately 900 species. They also have an extraordinary fossil record, extending back to the Cambrian Period, with as many as 10,000 extinct species. Throughout their long history, they have experienced sp- tacular radiations and near-total extinctions. Because of their superb fossil record, they also serve as ideal index fossils to subdivide geologic time. This book touches on many of these themes, and it treats both fossil and present-day cephalopods. The chapters are outgrowths of presentations at the Sixth International Symposium Cephalopods Present and Past, at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, September 16 19, 2004. The Symposium was organized principally by Walter L. Manger of the Department of Geology, University of Arkansas. The editors gratefully acknowledge Walter for his terrific job in putting together this symposium and for making it such an intellectual, and social, success. Other publications related to this Symposium include the abstract volume, assembled by W. L. Manger, and two fie- trip guidebooks, one written by W. L. Manger, and the other by R. H. Mapes. Because this symposium was held in North America, it honored four cephalopod workers from this continent: William A. Cobban (US Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado), Brian F. Glenister (University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa), William M. Furnish (University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa), and Gerd E. G."

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From the reviews:

"Cephalopods Present and Past is a well-edited volume whose content is based on a 2004 conference. ... The chapters, written by an international group of scientists, essentially constitute review papers in a specialized subset of paleontology. As such, these chapters will be required reading for specialists. ... This book will be important for libraries that maintain a research collection in invertebrate paleontology or invertebrate zoology. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals." (P. K. Strother, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (11), August, 2008)

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Part I: Phylogeny and Systematics 1. Phylogenetic Practices among Scholars of Fossil Cephalopods, with Special Reference to Cladistics Pascal Neige, Isabelle Rouget, and Sebastien Moyne 2. Patterns of Embryonic Development in Early to Middle Devonian Ammonoids Susan M. Klofak, Neil H. Landman, and Royal H. Mapes 3. Mode of Life of the Frasnian (Late Devonian) Ammonoid Manticoceras from Coumiac (Montagne Noire, France) Dieter Korn and Christian Klug 4. GONIAT - The Current State of the Paleontological Database System on Paleozoic Ammonoids Jürgen Kullmann 5. Ornamental polymorphism in Placenticeras kaffrarium (Ammonoidea; Upper Cretaceous of India): Evolutionary implications Tapas K. Gangopadhyay and Subhendu Bardhan 6. A Late Carboniferous Coleoid Cephalopod from the Mazon Creek Lagerstätte (USA), with a Radula, Arm Hooks, Mantle Tissues, and Ink Larisa A. Doguzhaeva, Royal H. Mapes, and Harry Mutvei 7. On the Species Status of Spirula spirula (Linné, 1758) (Cephalopoda): A New Approach Based on Divergence of Amino Acid Sequences between the Canaries and New Caledonia Kerstin Warnke Part II: Morphology of Soft and Hard Tissues 8. Understanding Ammonoid Sutures: New Insight into the Dynamic Evolution of Paleozoic Suture Morphology Emily G. Allen 9. Cameral Membranes in Carboniferous and Permian Goniatites: Description and Relationship to Pseudosutures Kristin Polizzotto, Neil H. Landman, and Royal H. Mapes 10. Soft-Tissue Attachment of Middle Triassic Ceratitida from Germany Christian Klug, Michael Montenari, Hartmut Schulz, and Max Urlichs 11. The Preservation of Body Tissues, Shell, and Mandibles in the Ceratitid AmmonoidAustrotrachyceras (Late Triassic), Austria Larisa A. Doguzhaeva, Royal H. Mapes, Herbert Summesberger, and Harry Mutvei 12. Connecting Ring Ultrastructure in the Jurassic Ammonoid Quenstedtoceras with Discussion on Mode of Life of Ammonoids Harry Mutvei and Elena Dunca 13. Jaws and Radula of Baculites from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) of North America Neil H. Landman, Neal L. Larson, and William A. Cobban 14 Ultrastructure Analyses on the Conotheca of the Genus Belemnotheutis (Belemnitida: Coleoidea) Dirk Fuchs, Helmut Keupp, Vasilij Mitta, and Theo Engeser Part III: Biogeography, Biostratigraphy, Ecology, and Taphonomy 15. New Data on the Clymeniid Faunas of the Urals and Kazakhstan Svetlana Nikolaeva 16. Deformities in the Late Callovian (Late Middle Jurassic) Ammonite Fauna from Saratov, Russia Neal L. Larson 17. Biogeography of Kutch Ammonites During the Latest Jurassic (Tithonian) and a Global Paleobiogeographic Overview Subhendu Bardhan, Sabyasachi Shome, and Pinaki Roy 18: Ammonite Touch Marks in Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Santonian) Deposits of the Western Interior Seaway Neil H. Landman and William A. Cobban 19: Some Data on the Distribution and Biology of the Boreal Clubhook Squid Moroteuthis robusta (Verrill, 1876) (Onychoteuthidae, Teuthida) in the Northwest Pacific Alexei M. Orlov 20: Habitat Ecology of Enteroctopus dofleini from Middens and Live Prey Surveys in Prince William Sound, Alaska D. Scheel, A. Lauster, and T.L.S. Vincent

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Neil H. Landman: Curator-in-Charge, Invertebrate Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History; PhD, Yale University, 1982; Researcher in ammonoid paleobiology, systematics, and biostratigraphy.

Richard Arnold Davis: Professor of Biology and Geology, College of Mount St. Joseph; PhD, The University of Iowa, 1968; Researcher in the biology and taphonomy of fossil and present day cephalopods.

Royal H. Mapes: Professor Emeritus, Ohio University; PhD, The University of Iowa, 1977; Researcher in cephalopod systematics, phylogeny, taphonomy, and paleobiology