Receptaculitids: A Phylogenetic Debate on a Problematic Fossil Taxon

By Matthew H. Nitecki, Doris V. Nitecki, Harry Mutvei

Book Overview

Receptaculitids are extinct high-level fossils that provide a window into the history of life. After the discovery and analysis of a deposit of phosphatized receptaculitids on the Baltic Sea island of ?land, the authors conclude that receptaculitids possess an attribute not found in any other group of organisms, living or fossil.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461371244
• ISBN13: 9781461371243
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"