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Fossil Crinoids
Crinoids have graced the oceans for more than 500
million years. Brightly coloured feather stars fascinate
divers in coral reefs, and stalked sea lilies are among the
most attractive fossils. Crinoids had a key role in the
ecology of marine communities through much of the
fossil record, and their remains are prominent rock-
forming constituents of many limestones.
This is the first comprehensive volume on crinoids to
bring together information on their form and func-
tion, classification, evolutionary history, occurrence,
preservation and ecology. The main part of the book is
devoted to assemblages of intact fossil crinoids, which
are described in their geological setting, ranging from
the Ordovician to the Tertiary. The final chapter deals
with living sea lilies and feather stars. The volume is
exquisitely illustrated with abundant photographs and
line drawings of crinoids from sites around the world.
This authoritative account re-creates a fascinating
picture of fossil crinoids for palaeontologists, geologists,
evolutionary and marine biologists, ecologists and
amateur fossil collectors.
Hans Hess is affiliated with the Basel Natural History
Museum.
William I. Ausich is chairman of and professor in the
Department of Geological Sciences, The Ohio State
University.
Carlton E. Brett is a professor of Geology at the
University of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Michael J. Simms is curator of palaeontology at the
Ulster Museum, Belfast.
Fossil Crinoids
HANS HESS
WILLIAM I. AUSICH
CARLTON E. BRETT
MICHAEL J. SIMMS
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First published 1999
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Contents
List of Contributors
PAGE
VII
8. Upper Ordovician of the Cincinnati, Ohio,
Area, USA
Acknowledgements
IX
75
William I. Ausich
9. Silurian of Gotland, Sweden
Prelude
XI
D. Bradford Macurda,Jr.
81
Hans Hess
10. Middle Silurian Rochester Shale of Western
New York, USA, and Southern Ontario, Canada
Introduction
XIII
Hans Hess and William I. Ausich
87
GENERAL PART
Wendy L. Taylor and Carlton E. Brett
11. Scyphocrinitids from the Silurian–Devonian
Boundary of Morocco
1. Crinoid Form and Function
3
93
William I. Ausich,Carlton E. Brett,Hans Hess
and Michael J. Simms
2. Systematics, Phylogeny and Evolutionary History
31
Hans Hess
12. Lower Devonian Manlius/Coeymans Formation of
Central New York, USA
103
Michael J. Simms
3. Fossil Occurrence
41
Carlton E. Brett
13. Lower Devonian Hunsr¨ck Slate of Germany
111
William I. Ausich,Stephen K. Donovan,
Hans Hess and Michael J. Simms
4. Taphonomy
50
William I. Ausich,Carlton E. Brett and Hans Hess
5. Ecology and Ecological Interactions
Hans Hess
14. Middle Devonian Windom Shale of Vincent,
New York, USA
122
55
Carlton E. Brett
15. Middle Devonian Arkona Shale of Ontario,
Canada, and Silica Shale of Ohio, USA
William I. Ausich and Michael J. Simms
129
ASSEMBLAGES
Carlton E. Brett
16. Lower Mississippian Hampton Formation at
LeGrand, Iowa, USA
6. Middle Ordovician Trenton Group of
New York, USA
135
63
William I. Ausich
17. Lower Mississippian Burlington Limestone along
the Mississippi Valley in Iowa, Illinois, and
Missouri, USA
Carlton E. Brett
7. Middle Ordovician of the Lake Simcoe Area of
Ontario, Canada
68
139
Carlton E. Brett and Wendy L. Taylor
William I. Ausich
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