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Series:   Elements of Paleontology

Echinoderm Morphological Disparity: Methods, Patterns, and Possibilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2021

Bradley Deline
Bradley Deline
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University of West Georgia

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The quantification of morphology through time is a vital tool in elucidating macroevolutionary patterns. Studies of disparity require intense effort but can provide insights beyond those gained using other methodologies. Over the last several decades, studies of disparity have proliferated, often using echinoderms as a model organism. Echinoderms have been used to study the methodology of disparity analyses and potential biases as well as documenting the morphological patterns observed in clades through time. Combining morphological studies with phylogenetic analyses or other disparate data sets allows for the testing of detailed and far-reaching evolutionary hypotheses.
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Echinodermatadisparitymorphologymorphospacephylomorphospace
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Series: Elements of Paleontology
Online ISBN: 9781108881883
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication: 11 February 2021

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