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Architecture and Strength of the Ammonoid Shell

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Ammonoid Paleobiology

Part of the book series: Topics in Geobiology ((TGBI,volume 13))

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The present chapter concentrates on those aspects of ammonoid morphology that are directly related to the habitat depth of ammonoids and the strength of the shell. Other chapters in the present volume discuss the role of cameral water and ornamentation in locomotion (Chapters 7 and 16, this volume), the growth of septal sutures (Chapter 9, this volume), and ecology (Chapter 16, this volume). The symbols used in this chapter are defined in Table I.

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  1. Department of Geology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4M1, Canada

    Roger A. Hewitt

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  1. Department of Invertebrates, American Museum of Natural History, 10024, New York, New York, USA

    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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Hewitt, R.A. (1996). Architecture and Strength of the Ammonoid Shell. 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_10

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