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> Dear everybody, > > > We have been having different discussions about biomineralization. > Seldom in biomineralised fossils the bio part is preserved. As well as > biomineralised bodies are an interaction among both the mineral and > biological parts and sometimes have evolved independently. ***** Do you have an example for what you mean by independent evolution? > The question here is that you can use cladistics to linked different > genera > using only the mineral parts?Or it would make more sense first study > bio-mineralisation processes in similar modern cases and apply them to > fossil analyses? Doing one thing does not necessarily mean to neglect the other. Do both; I guess it will take much longer until you have results from the bio-min. processes - although this may depend on the group you are studying; there may already be quite a lot of data to try a combined analysis for your group. Not very helpful, I fear, Good luck i salut, Niko > > > > Please, I would appreciate comments here, publications etc! > > > -- __________________________________ Nikolaus Malchus PhD (Geology) Ramón y Cajal researcher (RyC 1) Dept. de Geologia/Unitat Paleontologia Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Campus, Edifici Cs 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès) Catalonia, SPAIN Tel 34-93-581-1464 Fax 34-93-581-1263 nikolaus.malchus@uab.es n.malchus@gmx.net (accepts large attachments) NEW: The webpage for the International Congress on Bivalvia, 22-27 July 2006 is now available: http://bivalvia2006.uab.es ____________________________________
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