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Teratological specimen of Agaricocrinus americanus (Roemer) (Lower Mississippian, Crinoidea)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2016

William I. Ausich  and
Thomas W. Kammer
William I. Ausich
Affiliation:
Department of Geology and Mineralogy, The Ohio State University, Columbus 43210
Thomas W. Kammer
Affiliation:
Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506
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The study of teratological fossil specimens may provide important information on the timing and sequence of morphogenesis. For example, Smith and Arbizu (1987) documented inverse larval development in a teratological specimen of a Devonian edrioasteroid.

Type
Paleontological Notes
Information
Journal of Paleontology , Volume 63 , Issue 6 , November 1989 , pp. 945 - 946
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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