Facultative monogamy in an early Eocene brooding oyster and its evolutionary implications
Dwarf males of Ostrea jibananandai sp. nov. from the lower Eocene rocks of the Cambay Basin, western India, are found attached inside the anterior end of the hinge of large females. Commonly, one male is found inside a female shell. Equivalent associations are known in the extant oyster Ostrea puelc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institute of Paleobiology PAS
2021-09-01
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| Series: | Acta Palaeontologica Polonica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app66/app008632020.pdf |