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dc.contributor.authorCherns, Lesley
dc.contributor.authorSpencer, Alan RT
dc.contributor.authorRahman, Imran
dc.contributor.authorGarwood, Russell J
dc.contributor.authorReedman, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorBurca, Genoveva
dc.contributor.authorTurner, Martin J
dc.contributor.authorHollingworth, Neville TJ
dc.contributor.authorHilton, Jason
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-21T14:34:47Z
dc.date.available2022-01-21T14:34:47Z
dc.date.issued07/12/2021
dc.identifier.citationLesley Cherns, Alan R.T. Spencer, Imran A. Rahman, Russell J. Garwood, Christopher Reedman, Genoveva Burca, Martin J. Turner, Neville T.J. Hollingworth, Jason Hilton; Correlative tomography of an exceptionally preserved Jurassic ammonite implies hyponome-propelled swimming. Geology 2021; doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G49551.1en_US
dc.identifier.issn0091-7613
dc.identifier.doi10.1130/g49551.1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10141/622963
dc.description.abstractThe extreme rarity of soft-tissue preservation in ammonoids has meant there are open questions regarding fundamental aspects of their biology. We report an exceptionally preserved Middle Jurassic ammonite with unrivaled information on soft-body organization interpreted through correlative neutron and X-ray tomography. Three-dimensional imaging of muscles and organs of the body mass for the first time in this iconic fossil group provides key insights into functional morphology. We show that paired dorsal muscles withdrew the body into the shell, rather than acting with the funnel controlling propulsion as in Nautilus. This suggests a mobile, retractable body as a defense strategy and necessitates a distinct swimming mechanism of hyponome propulsion, a trait that we infer evolved early in the ammonoid-coleoid lineage.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGeological Society of Americaen_US
dc.rightsopenAccessen_US
dc.titleCorrelative tomography of an exceptionally preserved Jurassic ammonite implies hyponome-propelled swimmingen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.eissn1943-2682
dc.identifier.journalGeologyen_US
dc.date.updated2021-12-08T17:47:51Z
elements.import.authorCherns, Lesley
elements.import.authorSpencer, Alan RT
elements.import.authorRahman, Imran A
elements.import.authorGarwood, Russell J
elements.import.authorReedman, Christopher
elements.import.authorBurca, Genoveva
elements.import.authorTurner, Martin J
elements.import.authorHollingworth, Neville TJ
elements.import.authorHilton, Jason
dc.description.nhmCopyright © 2021, The Authors. This document is the author’s final accepted version of the journal article. You are advised to consult the published version if you wish to cite from it.en_US
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