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Trilobite Larvae, Larval Ecology and Developmental Paleobiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2017

Stephen E. Speyer  and
Brian D.E. Chatterton
Stephen E. Speyer
Affiliation:
Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
Brian D.E. Chatterton
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E3, Canada
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Since Barrande (1852) first illustrated a trilobite larva, aspects of trilobite ontogeny and early development have received a great deal of attention (see Beecher, 1895; Størmer, 1942; Whittington, 1957; Hu, 1971; Chatterton, 1980). Much of this literature, however, is purely descriptive and very little has been done to incorporate these works into a biological synthesis. During the past several decades a great deal has been learned about the role of larval ecology in monitoring biogeographic distributions, cohort survivorship and taxonomic longevity among modern marine invertebrates. This growing body of knowledge has provided the basis for many new insights regarding patterns of extinction and survivorship and macroevolution evident within the fossil record (see Jablonski, 1986; Jablonski and Lutz, 1983).

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Short Courses in Paleontology , Volume 3: Arthropod Paleobiology , 1990 , pp. 137 - 156
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Copyright © 1990 Paleontological Society 

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