Ammonoid Paleobiology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiv

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2. Phylogenetic Perspective

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Position of the Ammonoidea within the Cephalopoda

      • Theo Engeser

      Pages 3-19

3. Structure of Hard and Soft Tissues

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21

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   2. Morphology of the Jaws and Radula in Ammonoids

      • Marion Nixon

      Pages 23-42

   3. Attachment of the Body to the Shell in Ammonoids

      • Larisa Doguzhaeva, Harry Mutvei

      Pages 43-63

   4. Ammonoid Shell Microstructure

      • Cyprian Kulicki

      Pages 65-101

   5. Color Patterns in Ammonoids

      • Royal H. Mapes, Richard Arnold Davis

      Pages 103-127

   6. Septal Neck-Siphuncular Complex of Ammonoids

      • Kazushige Tanabe, Neil H. Landman

      Pages 129-165

4. Buoyancy, Swimming, and Biomechanics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167

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   2. Buoyancy and Hydrodynamics in Ammonoids

      • David K. Jacobs, John A. Chamberlain Jr.

      Pages 169-224

   3. Theoretical Modeling of Ammonoid Morphology

      • Takashi Okamoto

      Pages 225-251

   4. Morphogenesis of the Septum in Ammonoids

      • Antonio G. Checa, Juan M. Garcia-Ruiz

      Pages 253-296

   5. Architecture and Strength of the Ammonoid Shell

      • Roger A. Hewitt

      Pages 297-339

5. Growth

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 341-341

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   2. Ammonoid Embryonic Development

      • Neil H. Landman, Kazushige Tanabe, Yasunari Shigeta

      Pages 343-405

   3. Mode and Rate of Growth in Ammonoids

      • Hugo Bucher, Neil H. Landman, Susan M. Klofak, Jean Guex

      Pages 407-461

   4. Mature Modifications and Dimorphism in Ammonoid Cephalopods

      • Richard Arnold Davis, Neil H. Landman, Jean-Louis Dommergues, Didier Marchand, Hugo Bucher

      Pages 463-539

6. Taphonomy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 541-541

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   2. Ammonoid Taphonomy

      • Haruyoshi Maeda, Adolf Seilacher

      Pages 543-578

Renowned researchers summarize the current knowledge on ammonoid paleobiology. The book begins with a description of the systematic position of the Ammonoidea within the Cephalopoda, providing the phylogenetic framework for the rest of the book. Following discussions include soft- and hard-part morphology of ammonoids, rate of growth and ontogeny, and taphonomy and ecology. Closing chapters explore the distribution of ammonoids in time and space as well as their extinction at the end of the Cretaceous. With its diverse viewpoints and new material, this resource will benefit researchers and graduate students in paleontology, marine biology, and evolutionary biology.

• Taphonomy
• biogeography
• evolution
• evolutionary biology
• ontogeny

`Impressively documents the knowledge that has been gained of these extinct animals from their fossilized shells and other hard remains and from the kinds and ages of sedimentary rocks that now preserve them.'
Choice

`The most important collation on the subject available in print, and complements other conference volumes over the last twenty years...A major contribution to ammonoid literature for which the editors deserve much credit.'
The Quarterly Review of Biology, March 1998

• Department of Invertebrates, American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA

  Neil H. Landman

• Geological Institute, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113, Japan

  Kazushige Tanabe

• Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences, College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, USA

  Richard Arnold Davis

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