Ammonoid Paleobiology: From macroevolution to paleogeography
This two-volume work is a testament to the abiding interest and human fascination with ammonites. We offer a new model to explain the morphogenesis of septa and the shell, we explore their habitats by the content of stable isotopes in their shells, we dis
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trites fuchsi De Baets et al. 2013, PWL2010/5251-LSmiddle Kaub Formation, Bundenbach (Hunsrück, Germany). This is one of the most plesiomorphic and oldest ammonoids known. Image by courtesy of Markus Poschmann (Mainz, GDKE).
Christian Klug • Dieter Korn • Kenneth De Baets Isabelle Kruta • Royal H. Mapes Editors
Ammonoid Paleobiology: From macroevolution to paleogeography Volume 44
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Editors Christian Klug Paläontologisches Institut und Museum University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland Dieter Korn Leibniz-Institut für Evolutionsund Biodiversitätsforschung Museum für Naturkunde Berlin Germany
Isabelle Kruta Division of Paleontology American Museum of Natural History New York USA Royal H. Mapes North Carolina Museum of Natural Science Raleigh USA
Kenneth De Baets GeoZentrum Nordbayern Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Erlangen Germany
ISSN 0275-0120 Topics in Geobiology ISBN 978-94-017-9632-3 ISBN 978-94-017-9633-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9633-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 96017035 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer Science+Business Media B. V. Dordrecht is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Dedication There are paleontologists, who have published hundreds of articles, but there is hardly anybody who stimulated ammonoid paleobiological research as much with insightful and innovative articles as Dolf Seilacher. Also, he published the possibly most widely cited phrase on ammonoids:
Image courtesy W. Gerber (Tübingen) To the memory of Adolf (“Dolf”) Seilacher (24. February 1925 to 26. April 2014)
“Ammonites are for paleontologists what Drosophila is in genetics. The structural complexity of their shells, the complete ontogenetic protocol and a long and rather perfect fossil record make them the most suitable invertebrate group for macroevolutionary studies.” Seilacher
