Open AccessA key for the description of Palaeozoic ammonoids
Author(s) -
Korn Dieter
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
fossil record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1860-1014
pISSN - 1435-1943
DOI - 10.1002/mmng.200900008
Subject(s) - conch , ammonoidea , carboniferous , suture line , paleozoic , paleontology , key (lock) , intraspecific competition , geology , biology , ecology , mesozoic , structural basin , medicine , surgery
A key for the description of Palaeozoic ammonoids is presented. It contains a catalogue of descriptive terms to characterise conch morphology, ornament, and suture line particularly of Carboniferous ammonoids. A number of examples of tables and illustrations are given for the description of conch characters, their ontogeny and intraspecific variability. (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)