Journal article
Odontopleura (Trilobita, Silurian), and a method of constrained congruency analysis
Journal of paleontology, Vol.64(4), pp.600-614
07/1990
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000042645
Abstract
Odontopleura (Odontopleura) arctica, a new species of odontopleurine trilobite, is described from the Canadian Arctic. A method of cladistic analysis is detailed. Parsimony analysis should be performed treating all characters as unordered. The universe of directed trees implied by the resulting rootless network(s) can then be examined and a preferred tree selected by a criterion of congruency. Namely, the most parsimonious directed tree that accommodates the most congruent arrangement of character-states should be taken as the preferred cladogram. Since this is essentially a general congruency method operating within the constraints of parsimony, it is termed “constrained congruency.” The method is applied to the genus Odontopleura, resulting in the recognition of two major species groups, the nominate subgenus and Sinespinaspis n. subgen. Odontopleura (Ivanopleura) dufrenoyi Barrande is tentatively included in the genus, but considered too poorly known for cladistic analysis. Species assigned to Odontopleura (Odontopleura) include Odontopleura ovata Emmrich, Odontopleura brevigena Chatterton and Perry, Odontopleura (Odontopleura) arctica n. sp., and Diacanthaspis serotina Apollonov. Species assigned to Sinespinaspis n. subgen. include Taemasaspis llandoveryana Šnajdr, Odontopleura greenwoodi Chatterton and Perry, Odontopleura maccallai Chatterton and Perry, and Odontopleura nehedensis Chatterton and Perry. Odontopleura bombini Chatterton and Perry is tentatively placed in synonymy with Odontopleura nehedensis. The genus had a wide distribution throughout the Early and Middle Silurian, due to preferences for deep-water, distal shelf or shelf-slope transition zone habitats.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Odontopleura (Trilobita, Silurian), and a method of constrained congruency analysis
- Creators
- Jonathan M Adrain - University of AlbertaBrian D. E Chatterton - University of Alberta
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of paleontology, Vol.64(4), pp.600-614
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- DOI
- 10.1017/S0022336000042645
- ISSN
- 0022-3360
- eISSN
- 1937-2337
- Number of pages
- 15
- Alternative title
- Adrain and Chatterton–Cladistic Analysis of Trilobites
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/1990
- Academic Unit
- Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984229300802771
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