Sutural complexity in Late Jurassic ammonites and its relationship with phragmocone size and shape: A multidimensional approach using fractal analysis

Lethaia

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-272

  Pérez Claros, Juan A ^a   Olóriz, Federico ^b   Palmqvist, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ammonites; Fractals; Late Jurassic; Morphometrics; Sculpture; Shell morphology; Suture complexity

Indexed keywords

AMMONITE; CEPHALOPOD; FOSSIL RECORD; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; JURASSIC; MORPHOMETRY;

AMMONOIDEA; CEPHALOPODA;

EID: 35648971035     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2007.00022.x     Document Type: Article

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