Functional Micromorphology of the Echinoderm Skeleton
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Part of Elements of Paleontology
- Author: Przemyslaw Gorzelak, Polish Academy of Sciences
- Date Published: January 2021
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Echinoderms elaborate a calcite skeleton composed of numerous plates with a distinct microstructure (stereom) that can be modelled into different shapes thanks to the use of a transient amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) precursor phase and the incorporation of an intraorganic matrix during biomineralization. A variety of different types of stereom microarchitecture have been distinguished, each of them optimized for a specific function. For instance, a regular, galleried stereom typically houses collagenous ligaments, whereas an irregular, fine labyrinthic stereom commonly bears muscles. Epithelial tissues, in turn, are usually associated with coarse and dense stereom microfabrics. Stereom can be preserved in fossil echinoderms and a wide array of investigating methods are available. As many case studies have shown, a great deal of important paleobiological and paleoecological information can be decoded by studying the stereom microstructure of extinct echinoderms.
Read more- Provides a summary of current and state-of-the-art knowledge of microstructure of the echinoderm skeleton
- Thorough review of methods for investigating microstructure in fossil echinoderms
- Discussing the great potential of micromorphological observations in determining the paleoanatomy of extinct echinoderms.
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- Date Published: January 2021
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9781108897860
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table 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.
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