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Swimming and feeding in the Ordovician trilobite Microparia speciosa shed light on the early history of nektonic life habit

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    Identificador: imarina:9324077
    Autors:
    Jorge EsteveMatheo López-Pachón
    Resum:
    Computational Fluid Dynamic simulations (CFD) show that the Ordovician trilobite Microparia speciosa had a high stability in the horizontal plane (parallel to the flow currents), suggesting that it could be very stable in the water column when it was enrolled, for hovering or to get stabilization when the current disturbed the swimming. This indicates a new way to use enrolment in trilobites during the Ordovician radiation, not only for protection against predators or the environment but also as a hydrodynamic tool to maintain stability within the water column. Metachronal propulsion was likely used by Microparia speciosa for swimming and, in a high-viscosity scenario, also for feeding. This is suggesting given that the vortex below Microparia speciosa takes particles directly to the mouth, and taken more particles when the trilobite is orientated in the way of the current (and no countercurrent). This suggests a passive feeding strategy for better energy saving when the trilobite is hovering in water column.
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    Autor segons l'article: Jorge Esteve; Matheo López-Pachón
    Departament: Enginyeria Mecànica
    e-ISSN: 1872-616X
    Autor/s de la URV: López-Pachón, Matheo
    Codi de projecte: Grant agreement No. 945413
    Resum: Computational Fluid Dynamic simulations (CFD) show that the Ordovician trilobite Microparia speciosa had a high stability in the horizontal plane (parallel to the flow currents), suggesting that it could be very stable in the water column when it was enrolled, for hovering or to get stabilization when the current disturbed the swimming. This indicates a new way to use enrolment in trilobites during the Ordovician radiation, not only for protection against predators or the environment but also as a hydrodynamic tool to maintain stability within the water column. Metachronal propulsion was likely used by Microparia speciosa for swimming and, in a high-viscosity scenario, also for feeding. This is suggesting given that the vortex below Microparia speciosa takes particles directly to the mouth, and taken more particles when the trilobite is orientated in the way of the current (and no countercurrent). This suggests a passive feeding strategy for better energy saving when the trilobite is hovering in water column.
    Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: matheo.lopez@urv.cat
    ISSN: 0031-0182
    Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Enllaç font original: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031018223003097?via%3Dihub
    Programa de finançament: Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions – European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
    URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Acrònim: MFP-Plus
    DOI de l'article: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2023.111691
    Any de publicació de la revista: 2023
    Acció del programa de finançament: Martí i Franquès COFUND Doctoral Programme
    Tipus de publicació: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
  • Paraules clau:

    GOBE Arthropods Nektonization Computational fluid dynamics Biomechanics
    0031-0182
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