Matthew H. Nitecki, Harry Mutvei, Doris V. Nitecki

Receptaculitids

A Phylogenetic Debate on a Problematic Fossil Taxon

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Produktbeschreibung

Receptaculitids are extinct high-level fossils that provide a window into the history of life. After the discovery and analysis of a deposit of phosphatized receptaculitids on the Baltic Sea island of Öland, the authors conclude that receptaculitids possess an attribute not found in any other group of organisms, living or fossil.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer Netherlands / Springer US
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-306-46201-6
• 1999.
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 257mm x 170mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 604g
• ISBN-13: 9780306462016
• ISBN-10: 030646201X
• Artikelnr.: 24455618

Inhaltsangabe

I. Introduction.- Enigma of Problematic Fossil Taxa.- Terminology.- II. The Biography of an Idea.- Early Work.- Reports in English.- Rauff's Analytical School.- Baltic Receptaculitids.- III. Geology.- Stratigraphic and Geographic Distribution.- Mineralogy.- Preservation.- IV. Morphological Characteristics of Fisherites orbis.- General Characteristics.- External Characteristics.- Internal Characteristics.- V. Morphology of a Merom.- Membrane.- Head.- Shaft.- Foot.- VI. Quaestio disputata: Morphological Reductionism.- Comparative Morphological Characteristics.- Axiomorph.- Skeleton.- Animals.- Plants.- VII. Summary and Beyond.- Receptaculitid Is But A Name.- Learning What They Are, Are Not, and Should Be.- Addendum. Horns of Dilemma: Phosphatization.- References.- Authors Index.- Taxonomic Index.