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Preserved color pattern of a phylloceratid ammonoid from the Jurassic Chari Formation, Kutch, India, and its functional significance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Subhendu Bardhan ,
Sudipta K. Jana  and
Kalyanbrata Datta
Subhendu Bardhan
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences, Jadavpur University, Calcutta 700 032, India
Sudipta K. Jana
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences, Jadavpur University, Calcutta 700 032, India
Kalyanbrata Datta
Affiliation:
Geology Section, Oil and Natural Gas Commission, Ankleshwar 393 010, India
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Preservation of pristine pigmentation in fossil shells is a rare phenomenon (Teichert, 1964) and fossilization accompanied by recrystallization often renders the primary color bands indiscernible (Shrock and Twenhofel, 1953). Nevertheless, there are reports on color markings in fossil shells ranging from the Middle Cambrian to Holocene (Hoare, 1978; Mapes and Hoare, 1987; Kobluk and Mapes, 1989).

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Paleontological Notes
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 67 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 140 - 143
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