Re: environment/inarticulates (posted for E. Christian)

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From: emig@com.univ-mrs.fr (Christian Emig - Station Marine d'Endoume -
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Subject: Re: environment/inarticulates (posted for M. Sutton)
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Sorry to be positive! on lingulides which ecological requirements are the
best known among the brachiopods but perhaps not enough I agree.
Consequently paleoecology and taphonomy can be interpreted from data of the
present time. At least lingulids with oblong shell (sometimes named Lingula
shell shape type) can get important taphonomic patterns and consequently
appreciate the (paleo)ecological changes and get an paleoecological
interpretation after analyses of the fossil bed compared to fossilization
conditions of the living lingulides. On the other hand the lingulids cannot
be used for stratigraphy.

Cordialement,



EMIG Christian
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