Ammonoid Paleobiology

✍ Scribed by Theo Engeser (auth.), Neil H. Landman, Kazushige Tanabe, Richard Arnold Davis (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 857
• Series: Topics in Geobiology 13
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Renowned researchers summarize the current knowledge on ammonoid paleobiology. The book begins with a description of the systematic position of the Ammonoidea within the Cephalopoda, providing the phylogenetic framework for the rest of the book. Following discussions include soft- and hard-part morphology of ammonoids, rate of growth and ontogeny, and taphonomy and ecology. Closing chapters explore the distribution of ammonoids in time and space as well as their extinction at the end of the Cretaceous. With its diverse viewpoints and new material, this resource will benefit researchers and graduate students in paleontology, marine biology, and evolutionary biology.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Position of the Ammonoidea within the Cephalopoda....Pages 3-19
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
Morphology of the Jaws and Radula in Ammonoids....Pages 23-42
Attachment of the Body to the Shell in Ammonoids....Pages 43-63
Ammonoid Shell Microstructure....Pages 65-101
Color Patterns in Ammonoids....Pages 103-127
Septal Neck-Siphuncular Complex of Ammonoids....Pages 129-165
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Buoyancy and Hydrodynamics in Ammonoids....Pages 169-224
Theoretical Modeling of Ammonoid Morphology....Pages 225-251
Morphogenesis of the Septum in Ammonoids....Pages 253-296
Architecture and Strength of the Ammonoid Shell....Pages 297-339
Front Matter....Pages 341-341
Ammonoid Embryonic Development....Pages 343-405
Mode and Rate of Growth in Ammonoids....Pages 407-461
Mature Modifications and Dimorphism in Ammonoid Cephalopods....Pages 463-539
Front Matter....Pages 541-541
Ammonoid Taphonomy....Pages 543-578
Front Matter....Pages 579-579
Ammonoid Pathology....Pages 581-605
Ammonoid Life and Habitat....Pages 607-707
Front Matter....Pages 709-709
Paleozoic Ammonoids in Space and Time....Pages 711-753
Mesozoic Ammonoids in Space and Time....Pages 755-794
Crises in Ammonoid Evolution....Pages 795-813
Ammonoid Extinction....Pages 815-824
Back Matter....Pages 825-857

✦ Subjects

Evolutionary Biology