A new approach for the determination of ammonite and nautilid habitats.

Externally shelled cephalopods were important elements in open marine habitats throughout Earth history. Paleotemperatures calculated on the basis of the oxygen isotope composition of their shells can provide insights into ancient marine systems as well as the ecology of this important group of orga...

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Main Authors: Isabelle Kruta, Neil H Landman, J Kirk Cochran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3903699?pdf=render