Palaeobiology of Middle Paleozoic Marine Brachiopods

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The book explores the concept of morphological conservation among Paleozoic atrypide taxa, specifically within the Atrypinae and Variatrypinae subfamilies during the Silurian and Devonian periods. Utilizing advanced quantitative modeling techniques, it investigates how these species maintained their morphological traits over extended geological times, only experiencing rapid changes during brief intervals. The study focuses on the third Paleozoic Ecological Evolutionary Unit, emphasizing the significance of these findings in understanding evolutionary patterns in Eastern North America.