In nova fert animus mutatas dicere formas corpora." "My soul is wrought to speak of forms transformed to new bodies." Ovid Metamorphoses iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thanks to Kate Tierney for her tireless support and guidance, and to fellow committee members James Day, Christopher Brochu, Mary Kosloski, Brian Witzke, and Tom Foster. Funding for this project was provided by the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Iowa. Thanks to Jonathan Adrian for providing the opportunity to attend the University of Iowa. James Day provided specimen access through the collections of Gerold Kloc, whose previous work and correspondence was invaluable. For continually letting me into (and out of) the Field Museum of Natural History's collections as well as sparking my interest in all things brachiopod, Paul Mayer, thank you. To Gil Klapper whose insight, experience, and mentoring guided me through my undergraduate years at Northwestern University. Finally, to Kayla Viets and to my family, Kane, Shannon, mother, and father, I would not be where I am without you.
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