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The use of models in the understanding of Cambrian arthropod morphology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2011

David L. Bruton ,
Aage Jensen  and
René Jacquet
David L. Bruton
Affiliation:
Paleontoligisk Museum, Sars Gate 1, 0562 Oslo 5, Norway
Aage Jensen
Affiliation:
Paleontoligisk Museum, Sars Gate 1, 0562 Oslo 5, Norway
René Jacquet
Affiliation:
Paleontoligisk Museum, Sars Gate 1, 0562 Oslo 5, Norway
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Abstract

Large scale models in polyester and araldite have been made of Sidneyia, Leanchoilia and Emeraldella from the Middle Cambrian, Burgess Shale. Details are given of how the models have been produced and used in functional morphology studies, particularly with respect to walking in Sidneyia.

Keywords

ArthropodaBurgess Shalescale modelsfunctional morphologygait patternswalking
Type
Structure and function
Information
Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 76 , Issue 2-3: Fossil Anthropods as Living Animals , 1985 , pp. 365 - 369
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1985

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