The Taphonomy of Echinoids
Skeletal Morphologies, Environmental Factors, and Preservation Pathways
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Part of Elements of Paleontology
- Authors:
- James H. Nebelsick, University of Tübingen
- Andrea Mancosu, University of Cagliari
- Date Published: October 2021
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The study of echinoid evolution, diversity, and ecology has always suffered from the fact that they are represented by taxa showing widely differing architectural designs of their multi-plated skeletons, inhabiting a large range of marine paleoenvironments, which result in highly varying taphonomic biases dictating their presence and recognition. This Element addresses the taphonomy of echinoids and includes: a general introduction to the morphological features of echinoids that play a role in their preservation; a review of processes which play an important role in the differential preservation of both regular and irregular echinoids including predation and transport; a summary of taphonomic pathways included in actualistic studies for recent sea urchins and then reconstructed for fossil taxa; and finally, a case study of the variation of echinoid taphonomy across a shelf gradient using the rich Miocene echinoid fauna of Sardinia.
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- Date Published: October 2021
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9781108896603
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
1. General Introduction
2. Multi-plated Skeletons and Regeneration
3. Influence of Test Architecture and Environment
4. Predation and Parasitism as Taphonomic Agents
5. Preservation Pathways in the Recent and Past
6. A Case Study of Echinoid Preservation: The Miocene of Sardinia
7. Conclusions and Future Work
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