Fossil and Recent Sponges

Fossil and Recent Sponges contains articles on taxonomic, phylogenetic and ecological aspects of sponges of both biological and paleontological interest. They focus on three main topics: phylogeny and systematics, biology, and paleoecology of sponges. The reader is offered an overview over the most important aspects of current sponge research: - establishment of a new taxonomy based on mono phyletic groups (phylogenetic systematics) including recent and fossil taxa - new concepts of the biomineralisation of sponge skeletons - palaeoenvironmental analysis of fossil sponge buildups.

• | Author: Joachim Reitner
• | Publisher: Springer
• | Publication Date: Dec 06, 2011
• | Number of Pages: 595 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 3642756581
• | ISBN-13: 9783642756580