Geology and mineralogy considered with reference to natural theology /

Buckland, William

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“…frilled sutures resulting from body attachment, muscle attachment, mantle tie points and interactive vaulting), and physical properties (viscous fingering in fluid interfaces during morphogenesis, and compression/decompression of a bladder by fleshy membrane movability) (Bayer 1978a, b;Garcia-Ruiz et al 1990;Checa & Garcia-Ruiuiz 1996;Hewitt & Westermann 1986Lutz & Boyajian 1995;Oloriz & Palmqvist 1995;Pfaff 1911;Saunders 1995;Seilacher 1975Seilacher , 1988Seilacher & LaBarbera 1995;Ward & Westermann 1976;Westermann 1971Westermann , 1975Westermann , 1990. Saunders (1995) has attempted to prove the widely accepted explanation first proposed by Buckland (1836) for sutural folding in ammonites (i.e. septal folding and fluting provided buttressing and thereby shell strength against implosion, thus allowing decreased weight in shell and septum construction), by comparing suture complexity with both shell and septum thickness in Palaeozoic ammonoids.…”

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Shell features, main colonized environments, and fractal analysis of sutures in Late Jurassic ammonites

Olóriz¹,

Palmqvist²,

Pérez-Claros³

1997

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A precise approach to the quantification of relationships between suture complexity, as measured by fractal analysis (step‐line procedure), the architecture of shells, and the main colonized environments, has been made in a set of Late Jurassic ammonites (N=507). Statistically significant differences between fractal‐dimension (Df) mean values of evolute and involute shells are interpreted as caused by differences in the surface:volume (S:V) ratio. Suture complexity is also related to the shape of whorl section. The lowest Df values correspond to subcircular whorl sections (low S:V ratio) and the highest ones to acute sections (high S:V ratio). The shape of flanks shows correlation with suture complexity. The highest values of Df are found in planulate shells and the lowest ones in whorl cross sections with convex flanks. Highly significant differences appear between Df mean values from unsculptured shells and those from ammonites with ribs and/or tubercles of medium to large size. Multivariate analysis shows a combined variation of shell features and suture complexity, resulting in a heterogeneous distribution of Df values within the ammonite morphospace, mainly according to structural (shell architecture) and ornamental (sculpture strength rather than density) factors. Finally, the data obtained on relationships between suture complexity and the colonized environments (epicontinental vs. epioceanic inhabitants) suggest that suture complexity is not primarily related to bathymetry, and/or that no major differences in habitat depths existed between epicontinental and epioceanic ammonites.

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Shell features, main colonized environments, and fractal analysis of sutures in Late Jurassic ammonites

Olóriz¹,

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Pérez-Claros³

1997

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“…Carruthers's main conclusion-reject Cycadeoidea in favor of Mantellia-was correct although his reasons for doing so were not the ones for doing so under the current Code, but his main conclusion was nonetheless, correct. However, some rejected Mantellia (see Buckland, 1836), taking it to be a later homonym of Mantellia Parkinson (1822: 53) applied to fossil Cretaceous sponges (Mantellia Parkinson is a junior objective synonym of Ventriculites Mantell (1822: 168), being both based on Alcyonium chonoides Mantell (Finks & al., 2004) Cycadites Sternb., even though this was originally established mainly for fossil cycadaceous foliage, not trunks devoid leaves as represented by the Mantellia /Cycadeoidea material. Similarly, Presl (in Sternberg, 1838: 196) transferred these British fossil trunks into the fossil (morpho)genus of cycadaceous foliage (not stems), Zamites Brongn.…”

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The nomenclature of Cycadeoidea (fossil Spermatophyta: Cycadeoideopsida)

Doweld¹

2016

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“Cycadeoidea”, “C. megalophylla”, “C. microphylla” and “Cycadeoideaceae” (as “Cycadeoideae”) were not validly published by Buckland in his works of 1828 because his proposed fossil genus “Cycadeoidea” lacked a separate diagnosis or description. Later in 1828 Brongniart validly published the genus name Mantellia for this fossil taxon with the type being M. nidiformis Brongn., the same taxon represented by Buckland’s “C. megalophylla”. Later Lindley & Hutton (1832) validly published Cycadeoidea but as an illegitimate superfluous replacement name of Mantellia. The confused nomenclatural history of Mantellia (≡ Cycadeoidea) is summarized and corrected with new bibliographic and historical data. Since the illegitimate name Cycadeoidea is widely used in systematic palaeobotany for distinct spermatophyte fossils, its retention is sought through a conservation proposal.

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“…Although this research was not published until 1835 in the Transactions of the Geological Society of London (Buckland 1835), Buckland's interest in coprolites continued and his collection grew. Additional research and illustrations on coprolites were included in Buckland's 1836 Bridgewater Treatise (Buckland 1836). Buckland's intense investigations into the origin and preservation of coprolites marked an early attempt at paleoecology (Brook, 1993;Pemberton & Frey, 1991) as well as early taphonomy research (Boylan, 1997).…”

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A “Coprolitic Vision” for Earth Science Education

Clary

Wandersee

2011

School Sci & Mathematics

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William Buckland (1784–1846) first identified and scientifically studied coprolites in the early 1820s. Although some of his contemporaries did not look favorably upon him or his research, Buckland's early experiments advanced paleoecology and taphonomy. Because our informal presentations with coprolites resulted in students' spirited reactions, we investigated whether coprolite introduction, accompanied with its history of science, had potential for meaningful learning in K‐12 Earth Science classrooms. Practicing Earth Science teachers (N = 28) enrolled in an online paleontology course researched coprolites, identified potential student interest, and designed coprolite activities for their individual classrooms. Resulting projects were diverse and creative, and incorporated investigations into fossilization processes, paleoenvironments, food chains, and geologic time. In anonymous surveys, teachers indicated that their students' interest in coprolites is high. We propose inclusion of coprolites and their history in Earth Science classrooms as a portal to hook students' interest and as springboard to additional scientific topics.

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Geology and mineralogy considered with reference to natural theology /

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Shell features, main colonized environments, and fractal analysis of sutures in Late Jurassic ammonites

Shell features, main colonized environments, and fractal analysis of sutures in Late Jurassic ammonites

The nomenclature of Cycadeoidea (fossil Spermatophyta: Cycadeoideopsida)

A “Coprolitic Vision” for Earth Science Education

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