Re: paleonet Could mineralization processess evolved on their own?

[Patricio Domínguez Alonso <patricio@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Biomineralization is the result of particular metabolic pathways and a particular metabolic pathway is just a character among others.



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De: Xavier Panades I Blas <cogombra@hotmail.com>
Fecha: Martes, Noviembre 22, 2005 7:49 pm
Asunto: paleonet Could mineralization processess evolved on their own?

> Dear everybody,
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> 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.
> 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?
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> Please, I would appreciate comments here, publications etc!
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