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Umwachsung eines Gastropoden durch eine rugose Koralle: Ein Hinweis auf die primäre Skelettmineralogie der Rugosa

A Gastropod enclosed within a Rugose Coral: Implications for the Primary Coral Skeletal Mineralogy

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A primary calcitic skeleton mineralogy is indicated for the rugose coralGeyerophyllum carnicum Heritsch from the Late Carboniferous of the Carnic Alps (Austria) by the partial inclusion of a juvenile gastropod shell within the skeleton of the coral and by the carbonate cement sequence within the coral skeleton.

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Der teilweise Einschluß einer juvenilen Gastropodenschale durch das Skelett der rugosen KoralleGeyerophyllum carnicum Heritsch aus dem hohen Oberkarbon der Karnischen Alpen und die Abfolge der Karbonatzement-Entwicklung weisen auf die Existenz eines primären Kalzitskelettes bei dieser Art hin.

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Flügel, H., Flügel, E. Umwachsung eines Gastropoden durch eine rugose Koralle: Ein Hinweis auf die primäre Skelettmineralogie der Rugosa. Paläont. Z. 70, 53–65 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02988268

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