NDLI: Data from: Westermann Morphospace displays ammonoid shell shape and hypothetical paleoecology (Dataset)

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Data from: Westermann Morphospace displays ammonoid shell shape and hypothetical paleoecology (Dataset)

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Author	Ritterbush, Kathleen A.
Abstract	PLEASE NOTE: R scripts will be added to this data package as soon as possible. Abstract: The Westermann Morphospace method displays fundamental morphotypes and hypothesized life modes of measured ammonoid fossils in a ternary diagram. It quantitatively describes shell shape, without assumption of theoretical coiling laws, in a single, easy-to-read diagram. This allows direct comparison between data sets presented in Westermann Morphospace, making it an ideal tool to communicate morphology. By linking measured shells to hypothesized life modes, the diagram estimates ecospace occupation of the water column. Application of this new method is demonstrated with Mesozoic data sets from monographs. Temporal variation, intraspecies variation, and ontogenetic variation are considered. This method can address hypothetical ecospace occupation in collections with tight stratigraphic, lithologic, and abundance control, even when taxonomy is in dispute.
File Size	259365
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	00948373
DOI	10.5061/dryad.034jq765
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://datadryad.org/stash/downloads/file_stream/485518
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://datadryad.org/stash/downloads/file_stream/485519
Language	English
Publisher Date	2011-12-07
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Mass Extinctions Jurassic Triassic Ammonoid
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Data Set
Subject	Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Agricultural and Biological Sciences Paleontology

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