Keywords:
Brachiopoda, Fossil-China.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (269 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9789811310416
Series Statement:
New Records of the Great Dying in South China Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=5646074
DDC:
564.8
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Preface for the Series -- Preface for the Book (Brachiopod Part) -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1: Introduction -- References -- 2: Geographical Location and Palaeogeographic Setting of Studied Sections -- References -- 3: Depositional Sequences, Biotic Assemblages and Review on Changhsingian (or Late Changhsingian) Palaeo-Water Depths of Studied Sections -- 3.1 Depositional Sequences and Biotic Assemblages -- 3.2 Palaeo-Water Depths of Studied Sections During the Changhsingian (or Late Changhsingian) -- References -- 4: Age Analysis and Biostratigraphic Correlation -- References -- 5: Materials and Methods -- 5.1 Taphonomic Features of Brachiopods -- 5.2 Methods of Brachiopod Sampling and Selection of Studied Faunas -- 5.3 Definition and Measurement of Body Sizes of Brachiopods -- 5.4 Notes on Other Statistic Techniques -- 5.5 Statistical Tests of the Significance of Body-Size Changes -- 5.6 Phylogenetic Analysis -- References -- 6: Evolution of Brachiopod Species Diversity Across the PTB in Varied Palaeogeographic Settings -- 6.1 Research Background -- 6.2 Brachiopod Extinctions in Varied Palaeogeographic Settings -- References -- 7: Spatial and Temporal Body-Size Changes of Brachiopods in Relation to Varied Palaeogeographic Settings -- 7.1 Previous Study on the Permian-Triassic Body Sizes and Potential Insights into the Palaeoenvironments -- 7.2 Latest Permian Body-Size Changes in Relation to Varied Palaeogeographic Settings -- 7.3 Temporal Body-Size Changes Through the Permian-Triassic Transition in Varied Palaeogeographic Settings -- References -- 8: Discussion on Changes of Brachiopod Diversity and Morphologic Features and Their Implications for the Environmental and Biological Crisis of the Great Dying -- 8.1 Why Did the Deep-Water Brachiopod Diversity Decline Earlier Than in Shallow-Water Settings?.
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8.2 Why Were the Latest Permian Body Sizes in Shallow-Water Settings on Average Larger Than in Deep-Water Settings? -- 8.3 Why Did Size Reduction Take Place and Occur Earlier in Deep Waters Than in Shallow Waters? -- 8.4 Discussion on the Morphologic Features of Brachiopods in the Aftermath of Mass Extinction -- 8.5 Implications for the Great Dying and Prospects for Future Study -- References -- 9: Systematic Palaeontology -- References -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: Index and Occurrence Information for All Fossils Illustrated in the Book -- Appendix 2: Index for Abbreviations of Brachiopod Morphological Terms in This Book.
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