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Evolution of Chesapecten (Mollusca: Bivalvia, Miocene-Pliocene) and the Biogenetic Law

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The theory of recapitulation associates the developmental sequence with evolutionary change. Haeckel (1866) and von Baer (1866) were prominent in formulating the rules asociating ontogeny and phylogeny. Haeckel’s Biogenetic Law (“ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny”) emphasizes terminal additions to the developmental sequence during the evolutionary history of a group. Von Baer’s Rule emphasizes the primitive or general nature of early developmental events and the specialized nature of features that appear late in development.

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  1. Department of Biology, Queens College, City University of New York, 11367, Flushing, New York, USA

    Joan M. Miyazaki

  2. Department of Ichthyology, American Museum of Natural History, 10024, New York, New York, USA

    M. F. Mickevich

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  2. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

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Miyazaki, J.M., Mickevich, M.F. (1982). Evolution of Chesapecten (Mollusca: Bivalvia, Miocene-Pliocene) and the Biogenetic Law. In: Hecht, M.K., Wallace, B., Prance, G.T. (eds) Evolutionary Biology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6968-8_8

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