Evolution of the late carboniferous foraminiferal genus Fusiella Lee et Chen (Fusulinida)

• Published in: Paleontological journal Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 127 - 135
• Main Author: Isakova, T. N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica 01.03.2013; Springer
• Subjects: Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Paleontology; Russia, Moscow; Late Carboniferous; evolution; Fusulinida; Foraminifera

The evolution of the genus Fusiella Lee et Chen, 1930 is investigated. Two species groups corresponding to the main evolutionary trends are recognized. The first, F. praecursor Rauser- F. acera M.-Macklay, belongs to the lineage of fusiform taxa, with straight septa and axial filling along the shell...