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PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ...

This full-colour book assembles the proceedings papers of the 5th International Symposium on
Lithographic Limestone and Plattenkalk  which was held 2009 at the Natural History Museum in
Basel (Switzerland). The contributions are highlights from the Symposium and they are from
active researchers and research groups. They cover a wide range of topics with the main focus
on vertebrate palaeontology (Mesozoic fishes  sauropterygians  pterosaurs  artiodactyls) and
invertebrate palaeontology (developmental biology of crustaceans  limulid locomotion 
functional morphology of Saccocoma  trace fossils). In addition to this  other papers focus on
palaeoenvironments and carbonate sedimentology (terminology & classification  role of microbial
mats)  as well as descriptions of new occurrences of Lithographic Limestone and Plattenkalk
(Cambrian of China  Eocene of Croatia). The studied material includes exceptionally
well-preserved fossils  classical palaeontological approaches (history of palaeontology 
taxonomy with description of several new taxa  faunal reviews  tooth histology  Relative Warp
Analysis  ichnology) and new methods such as composite-fluorescence imaging microscopy. The
high diversity of these up-to-date papers highlights the importance of interdisciplinary
scientific congresses and studies. Furthermore  it confirms that Lithographic Limestone and
Plattenkalk deposits are amongst the most important Fossil Lagerstätten in the world and remain
a major source for palaeobiological data. Therefore  the present book is a must for
palaeontologists  palaeobiologists  and sedimentologists alike that are involved in studies of
Lithographic Limestone and Plattenkalk Fossil Lagerstätten.

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