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Column regeneration in an Ordovician crinoid (Echinodermata): paleobiologic implications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

William I. Ausich  and
Tomasz K. Baumiller
William I. Ausich
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 43210
Tomasz K. Baumiller
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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The crinoid column is a paradox of crinoid paleontology. The crown is required for taxonomic identification and, therefore, prerequisite for phylogenetic, paleoecologic, or other studies. However, column elements (columnals and pluricolumnals) are by far the most common crinoidal fossil remains. The biostratigraphic utility of crinoid columns has been demonstrated in some cases (e.g., Donovan, 1984), but this is done with the risk of developing a parataxonomy among crinoids because in most cases columnals are not associated with crowns and, therefore, cannot be assigned to crown species with certainty.

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Paleontological Notes
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 67 , Issue 6 , November 1993 , pp. 1068 - 1070
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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