Titre | Quantitative morphological description of the Late Cretaceous ammonite Baculites inornatus Meek from western North America: implications for species concepts in the biostratigraphically important
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Auteur | Ward, P D; Haggart, J W; Mitchell, R; Catlin, E |
Source | Journal of Paleontology no. 89, no. 4, 2015 p. 594-610, https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2015.33 Accès ouvert |
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Année | 2015 |
Séries alt. | Secteur des sciences de la Terre, Contribution externe 20130364 |
Éditeur | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
Document | publication en série |
Lang. | anglais |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2015.33 |
Media | papier; en ligne; numérique |
Formats | pdf |
Région | Sucia islands; Punta San Jose; Washington; California |
Lat/Long OENS | -130.0000 -110.0000 50.0000 30.0000 |
Sujets | assemblages fossiles; distribution de fossiles; fossiles; morphologie des fossiles; biostratigraphie; Ammonites; paléontologie; Mésozoïque; Crétacé |
Illustrations | cartes de localisation; graphiques; photographies |
Programme | Réseau des laboratoires scientifiques |
Diffusé | 2015 11 09 |
Résumé | (disponible en anglais seulement) Large collections of well-preserved specimens of the ammonite Baculites inornatus Meek (1862) from two lower to middle Campanian localities on the Pacific coast
of North America are analyzed quantitatively to examine both variability and evolutionary change of species-level distinguishing characters. To this end, we present a new method of describing the morphology of the biostratigraphically important Upper
Cretaceous zonal index fossil Baculites, using five independent shell characters that can be measured quantitatively. We then use this method to test hypotheses of phyletic evolutionary change in B. inornatus specimens collected from Sucia Island,
Washington, USA, and Punta San Jose, Baja California, Mexico.
The greatest observed character change is in mature shell size: baculitids from the older of the two outcrops (Sucia islands) show a smaller mean diameter at maturity compared to
those of the younger of the two outcrops (Punta San Jose). Other than this phyletic size increase, no other directional changes were observed from specimens collected at sub-meter precision from the 90 m-thick measured stratigraphic section of the
Rosario Formation located at Punta San Jose. Importantly, neither the younger nor older baculitid assemblages show a size distribution of mature specimens that can be attributed to sexual dimorphism. We observed fluctuating proportions of individuals
with ribs and/or keels through this section; since both characters have been used in previous taxonomic studies to define, or differentiate between, other Baculites species, our results indicate that no single character is sufficient to discriminate
species within this lineage, and that there is far more variation of these characters than has previously been accepted. Our methodology can also be used to assess morphologic variation and taxonomic assignments of Baculites species in other
biogeographic provinces, as well as to evaluate ecological influences on population variation and to test hypotheses of lineage evolution. |
Sommaire | (Résumé en langage clair et simple, non publié) Roches sédimentaires du Crétacé sont des sources importantes de ressources pétrolières et gazières dans le monde et les espèces d'ammonites
fossiles du genre baculites constituent un groupe important pour la datation et la corrélation des strates du Crétacé supérieur dans le monde entier. Ce groupe fossile est caractérisée par une morphologie relativement simple, cependant, ce qui rend
l'interprétation des différentes espèces difficile. Dans cet article, les auteurs présentent une nouvelle méthode pour distinguer les espèces de baculites plus précisément, en utilisant une analyse statistique pour évaluer des caractères
morphologiques différents taxons. Les auteurs montrent que les espèces baculitid sont plus répandus que considéré comme auparavant, avec des implications importantes pour l'échelle de temps du Crétacé supérieur et de corrélation globale des roches du
Crétacé supérieur. |
GEOSCAN ID | 293404 |
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