Poriferan affinities of Mesozoic stromatoporoids

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Poriferan affinities of Mesozoic stromatoporoids

  • Volume / Part: 29 / 3
  • Publication Date: September 1986
  • Page(s): 469 - 473
  • Authored By: R. A. Wood and J. Reitner

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The finding of calcite and pyrite spicule pseudomorphs of monaxon spicules in six genera of Mesozoic stromatoporoids confirms poriferan affinities for at least some representatives of this group. Previously, the systematic position has been speculated upon solely from the internal organization of the skeleton.

Palaeontology - Volume 29 Part 3 Pages 469-473



Palaeontology - Volume 29 Part 3 Pages 469-473

Citations

WOOD, R. A., REITNER, J. 1986. Poriferan affinities of Mesozoic stromatoporoids. Palaeontology, 29, 3, 469–473.