Invertebrate Paleobiology

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Decks in this class (26)

Basic Concepts (Chapter 1)
Paleontology,
Paleobiology,
Fossils
14  cards
Basic Stratigraphic Concepts (Chapter 2)
Principle of uniformitarianism,
Principle of original horizontality,
Principle of lateral continuity
12  cards
Fossils in Strata (Chapter 2)
Stratotype,
Assemblages,
Biofacies
12  cards
Fossil Preservation (Chapter 3)
Death study,
Body fossils,
Trace fossils
17  cards
Taphonomy & Fossil Record (Chapter 3)
Lagerstatten,
Aerobic conditions,
Anaerobic conditions
11  cards
Paleoecology & Paleoclimate (Chapter 4)
Paleoecology,
Paleoautoecology,
Paleosynecology
14  cards
Sedimentary Rocks (& Fossils): Environments & Time (Chapter 2,3, &4)
Photic zone,
Plankton,
Nekton
19  cards
Macroevolution
Phylogeny,
Natural selection,
Macroevolution
18  cards
Fossil Form & Function
Morphology,
Morphological species concept,
Type specimen
12  cards
Fossil Morphology (Chapter 6)
Plane of axis of symmetry,
Heteromorphic,
Mirror image
9  cards
Metazoan Origins - General Anatomy (Chapter 10)
Metazoan,
Types of evidence of precambrian ...,
Parazoan body plan
15  cards
Sponges & Sponge-like Organisms (Chapter 11)
Porifera,
Porifera body plan,
Ascon
10  cards
Corals (Chapter 11)
Cnidaria,
Coral,
Rugosa
10  cards
Spiralians 1: Lophorates - Brachiopods (Chapter 12)
Spiralian invertebrate,
Lophophorate,
Brachiopoda
10  cards
Brachiopids and Bryozoans (Chapter 12)
Bryozoa,
Zooid,
Stolon
6  cards
Spiralians 2: Mollusca (Chapter 13)
Mollusca,
Radula,
Foot of mollusks
9  cards
Bivalves (Chapter 13)
Bivalvia,
Bivalvia soft tissues,
Bivalvia hard structures
14  cards
Gastropoda (Chapter 13)
Gastropoda,
Gastropoda soft tissue,
Gastropoda hard tissue
15  cards
Cephalopoda (Chapter 13)
Cephalopoda,
Cephalopoda morphology,
Siphuncle
11  cards
Mass Extinctions (Chapter 7)
0  cards
Annelids (Chapter 13)
Annelids,
Annelids body structures
2  cards
Ecdysozoa (Arthropods) (Chapter 14)
Superphylum ecdyosozoa,
Phylum arthropoda,
Exoskeleton
15  cards
Trilobites (Chapter 14)
Edicarian trilobitomorphs,
Trilobites,
Trilobite lobes
12  cards
Deuterostomes: Echinodermata (Chapter 15)
Deuterostome,
Phylum echinodermata,
Subphylum pelmataozoa
22  cards
Deuterostomes: Graphtolites (Chapter 15)
Phylum hemichordata notochord,
Class graptolithina,
Theca
4  cards
Miscellaneous Non-Invertebrates
Petrified wood,
Carbonized plant,
Ichnofossils
10  cards

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