The Taphonomy of Echinoids (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108809993)

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.

Author: James H. Nebelsick
ISBN-10: 1108809995
ISBN-13: 9781108809993
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/21/2021
Pages: 52
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.18lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.11d