Receptaculitids: A Phylogenetic Debate on a Problematic Fossil Taxon

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

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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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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781461371243
ISBN-10: 1461371244
Pagini: 264
Ilustrații: XVII, 241 p.
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Ediția:Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Editura: Springer Us
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:New York, NY, United States

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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.

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