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Biological Taphonomy and Gastropod Temporal Dynamics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2017

Sally E. Walker
Sally E. Walker*
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Department of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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Empty molluscan shells retain paleoecological and taphonomic information that may be temporally complex (e.g., successive layers of encrusting organisms) to less complex (e.g., drill holes produced by predatory gastropods at one point in time). Yet, at all levels of complexity, unraveling the ancient “transcripts” requires not only a hopeful paleontologist but also knowledge of the various temporal roles molluscan shells play in community structure.

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The Paleontological Society Special Publications , Volume 5: Paleocommunity Temporal Dynamics: The Long-Term Development of Multispecies Assemblies , 1990 , pp. 391 - 421
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Copyright © 1990 Paleontological Society 

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