SOME REMARKS ON PALEOBIOLOGY OF CNIDARIA - CASE OF STUDY SILURIAN FOSSIL CORALS FROM PODILLIA, UKRAINE
Keywords:
Silurian, Cnidarians, structure, microstructure, diversity, PodollianAbstract
Abstract. The article deal with paleobiological features o f Silurian fossil corals reconstructed on study its taphonomy, structure o f the skeletons with using paleoenvironment affinities and literature resources. Diversity Silurian Cnidarians was shown on many examples studying samples. There were used many years collections o f author. Special attention was paid on morphology and microstructure o f the skeleton elements o f different Cnidarians. Canadian researchers discovered fossil polyps o f tabulate corals which show features provide probably exact their connection with modern Alcyonarians.
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