DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.08.006
论文题名: Autecology of Wolfestheria smekali (Spinicaudata) from the Upper Jurassic (Cañadón Asfalto Formation), Patagonia, Argentina
作者: Monferran M.D. ; Gallego O.F. ; Astrop T.I. ; Cabaleri N.
刊名: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
ISSN: 0031-0182
出版年: 2013
卷: 392 起始页码: 52
结束页码: 61
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Arthropoda
; Branchiopoda
; Crustacea
; Diplostraca
; South America
英文摘要: Spinicaudatans are small branchiopod crustaceans also usually known as 'Conchostraca'. They are easily recognizable by their short, laterally-compressed body inside of a characteristic bivalved, lightly-mineralized chitin carapace which is often the only preserved element of the group in the fossil record. The valves of the carapace are distinctive due to the presence of growth lines which are produced by the accumulation of successive cuticle layers retained after ecdysis. 'Conchostracan' paleoecology has been the subject of several previous studies-most focus on the paleoenvironment of the rock units in which the fossils were found. Few studies have been carried out on the paleoautecology of fossil taxa. In this work, an exploratory study was performed regarding the paleoautecology of the small clam shrimp Wolfestheria smekali Gallego and Monferran 2013, from the Cañadón Asfalto Formation (Upper Jurassic) in the Argentinean Chubut province in Patagonia, with the objective of understanding the ecological characteristics of individuals and populations within this species. Samples were collected from four stratigraphic levels in the Estancia La Sin Rumbo locality (in the Chubut River middle valley). W. smekali was found in association with the darwinuloid ostracod Penthesilenula sarytirmenensis Sharapova, mollusks assigned to the genus Diplodon Spix, and insects represented by larval cases from the order Trichoptera (caddisflies, Ostracindusia and Conchindusia). The population density of W. smekali in each sample was recorded and morphometric analyses were performed on a selected subsample of individuals. This technique allowed the discrimination of sexual dimorphism where males have a telliniform, ovate-elliptical shape, and females have a cycladiform, subcircular-subtriangular shape. Given the sex-ratio observed in the samples collected, it is likely that the species had a dioecious reproductive system (50% males, 50% females). It is hoped that the present work will give new insights into the dynamics of ancient ephemeral pools and serve as a foundation for future studies of fossil Spinicaudata. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/69533
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作者单位: Micropaleontología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura, Univ. Nacional del Nordeste y Área Paleontologia, Centro de Ecologia Aplicada del Litoral, Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Nordeste, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas, C.C.128, 3400 Corrientes, Argentina; Program in Integrated Bioscience, Department of Biology, The University of Akronm, B202, Akron, OH 44325-4101, United States; Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotópica, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EHA Buenos Aires, Argentina
Recommended Citation:
Monferran M.D.,Gallego O.F.,Astrop T.I.,et al. Autecology of Wolfestheria smekali (Spinicaudata) from the Upper Jurassic (Cañadón Asfalto Formation), Patagonia, Argentina[J]. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology,2013-01-01,392