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Ammonoid Paleobiology: From anatomy to ecology, and from macroevolution to paleogeography

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Editors:
  1. Christian Klug

    1. Paläontologisches Institut und Museum, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland

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  2. Dieter Korn

    1. Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions und Biodiversitätsforschung, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany

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  3. Kenneth De Baets

    1. GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

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  4. Isabelle Kruta

    1. Division of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA

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  5. Royal H. Mapes

    1. North Carolina Museum of Natural Science, Raleigh, USA

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  • Enhances our understanding of ammonoids
  • Excellent reference book on this most important macroscopic group of index fossils
  • Reflects the panel of ammonoid workers present nowadays in academia
  • Includes unpublished specimens, data and results
  • Contains new information from tomographic data obtained both from computer tomography and grinding tomography
  • Of special interest in the studies of shell morphology, ontogeny, buoyancy, mode of life, and ultimately evolution

Part of the book series: Topics in Geobiology (TGBI, volume 45)

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Keywords

  • Ammonoids
  • Anatomy
  • Diversity
  • Macroevolution
  • Morphology
  • Ontogeny
  • Paleoecology
  • Paleogeography
  • Taphonomy
  • Model invertebrates

About this book

This two-volume work is a testament to the abiding interest and human fascination with ammonites. We offer a new model to explain the morphogenesis of septa and the shell, we explore their habitats by the content of stable isotopes in their shells, we discuss the origin and later evolution of this important clade, and we deliver hypotheses on its demise. The Ammonoidea produced a great number of species that can be used in biostratigraphy and possibly, this is the macrofossil group, which has been used the most for that purpose. Nevertheless, many aspects of their anatomy, mode of life, development or paleobiogeographic distribution are still poorly known. Themes treated are biostratigraphy, paleoecology, paleoenvironment, paleobiogeography, evolution, phylogeny, and ontogeny. Advances such as an explosion of new information about ammonites, new technologies such as isotopic analysis, tomography and virtual paleontology in general, as well as continuous discovery of new fossil finds have given us the opportunity to present a comprehensive and timely "state of the art" compilation. Moreover, it also points the way for future studies to further enhance our understanding of this endlessly fascinating group of organisms.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Paläontologisches Institut und Museum, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland

    Christian Klug

  • Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions und Biodiversitätsforschung, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany

    Dieter Korn

  • GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

    Kenneth De Baets

  • Division of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA

    Isabelle Kruta

  • North Carolina Museum of Natural Science, Raleigh, USA

    Royal H. Mapes

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ammonoid Paleobiology: From anatomy to ecology, and from macroevolution to paleogeography

  • Editors: Christian Klug, Dieter Korn, Kenneth De Baets, Isabelle Kruta, Royal H. Mapes

  • Series Title: Topics in Geobiology

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015

  • Series ISSN: 0275-0120

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 1539

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