Functional Micromorphology of the Echinoderm Skeleton

The study of the stereom microstructure of extinct echinoderms can provide us with important paleobiological and paleoecological information. A wide array of investigating methods are available, and with the variety of types of stereom microarchitecture, each optimized for specific functions, there is great potential for new discoveries.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Biomineralization, Structure and Biogeochemistry of the Echinoderm Skeleton; 3. Stereom Types and Relationship to Phylogeny, Growth Rate and Investing Soft Tissues; 4. Stereom of Fossil Echinoderms ¿ Preservation Style and Observational Methods; 5. Stereom Microstructure ¿ A Powerful Tool for Assessing the Paleobiology and Paleoecology of Fossil Echinoderms; 6. Conclusions.

Summary

The study of the stereom microstructure of extinct echinoderms can provide us with important paleobiological and paleoecological information. A wide array of investigating methods are available, and with the variety of types of stereom microarchitecture, each optimized for specific functions, there is great potential for new discoveries.

Product details

• Authors: Przemyslaw Gorzelak, Przemyslaw (Polish Academy of Sciences) Gorzelak, GORZELAK PRZEMYSLAW
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9781108810319
• ISBN: 978-1-108-81031-9
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements of Paleontology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; Evolution, SCIENCE / Paleontology, Palaeontology, Marine Biology, Evolution / Evolutionary biology