Special Papers in Palaeontology, Number 76, Early Silurian (Llandovery) Orthide Brachiopods from Anticosti Island, Eastern Canada: The O/S Extinction Recovery FaunaISBN: 978-1-4051-6012-4
Paperback
80 pages
December 2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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- Investigates the shell-rich Llandovery strata of the Anticosti
ramp and presents the orthide brachiopods which reached their
evolutionary diversity acme and abundance in the Ordovician
- Highlights the nine families of orthides which were lost at the
end of the Ordovician, but discusses how some 16 families crossed
the boundary (though mostly showing declines in the Silurian)
- Greatly expands the old locality register and enables the
accurate placement of known and new species in a stratigraphic,
evolutionary, as well as type locality framework
- Brings together researchers, geologists and enthusiasts who
continue to find material of significance
- Includes 19 plates and 14 text-figures
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