The Taphonomy of Echinoids
Author | : James H. Nebelsick |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 2021-10-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781108899574 |
ISBN-13 | : 1108899579 |
Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Taphonomy of Echinoids written by James H. Nebelsick and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.