Hydrodynamic and structural constraints on ammonoid shell shape

This work examines the structural role of the ammonoid shell in supporting hydrostatic load and the role of shell shape in facilitating swimming. The history of studies of the role of the shell in supporting hydrostatic load is discussed first, and is followed by an analysis of the function of the s...

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Main Author: Jacobs, David Keller
Other Authors: Geological Sciences
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39231
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08252008-161954/