Receptaculitids: A Phylogenetic Debate on a Problematic Fossil Taxon

Nitecki, Matthew H.; Mutvei, Harry; Nitecki, Doris V.

ISBN 10: 030646201X / ISBN 13: 9780306462016

Published by Springer, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Receptaculitids: A Phylogenetic Debate on a Problematic Fossil Taxon
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 030646201X
• ISBN 13: 9780306462016
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Receptaculitids are extinct high-level fossils that provide a window into the history of life. After the discovery and analysis of a deposit of phosphatized receptaculitids on the Baltic Sea island of Öland, the authors conclude that receptaculitids possess an attribute not found in any other group of organisms, living or fossil.

Synopsis

Receptaculitids are extinct high-level fossils. After the discovery and analysis of a deposit of phosphatized receptaculitids on the Baltic Sea island of Oland, the authors conclude that receptaculitids possess an attribute not found in any other group of organisms, living or fossil..