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Ammonoid Paleobiology pp 65–101Cite as

Ammonoid Shell Microstructure

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This chapter is not devoted to shell microstructure alone. In addition to presenting a description of the structure of the individual layers that compose the ammonoid shell, we also discuss the distribution and relationships of these layers to one another as well as their ultrastructure where possible.

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    Neil H. Landman

  2. Geological Institute, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113, Japan

    Kazushige Tanabe

  3. Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences, College of Mount St. Joseph, 45233-1670, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

    Richard Arnold Davis

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Kulicki, C. (1996). Ammonoid Shell Microstructure. In: Landman, N.H., Tanabe, K., Davis, R.A. (eds) Ammonoid Paleobiology. Topics in Geobiology, vol 13. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9153-2_4

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