Invertebrate Paleontology

5.

Phylum Cnidaria

5.1.

General Morphology

5.1.1.

5.1.2.

5.1.3.

5.1.4.

Tentacles and Nematocysts

5.1.5.

Life Cycle and Reproduction

5.2.

5.2.1.

Morphology of Coral Polyps

5.2.2.

Skeletal Structure

5.2.2.1.

5.2.2.2.

5.2.2.3.

5.2.3.

5.2.3.1.

Morphology and Growth Patterns

5.2.3.2.

Geological Range

5.2.4.

5.2.4.1.

Colony Structure

5.2.4.2.

Paleoecological Significance

5.2.5.

Order Scleractinia

5.2.5.1.

Modern and Fossil Representatives

5.2.5.2.

Evolutionary History

5.3.

Coral Colony Forms

5.3.1.

Solitary vs. Colonial

5.3.2.

5.3.3.

5.3.4.

5.3.5.

5.4.

Reef Ecosystems Through Time

5.4.1.

Paleozoic Reefs

5.4.2.

5.4.3.

5.4.4.

Reef Builders and Succession

5.5.

Other Fossil Cnidarians

5.5.1.

5.5.2.

5.5.3.

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