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Series:   Elements of Paleontology

The Taphonomy of Echinoids

Skeletal Morphologies, Environmental Factors, and Preservation Pathways

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 September 2021

James H. Nebelsick  and
Andrea Mancosu
James H. Nebelsick
Affiliation:
University of Tübingen
Andrea Mancosu
Affiliation:
University of Cagliari

Summary

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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Sea UrchinsTaphonomyPreservationMioceneSardinia
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Series: Elements of Paleontology
Online ISBN: 9781108893411
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Print publication: 21 October 2021

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