Echinoid taphonomy biases have often impacted the study of echinoid evolution, diversity, and ecology. This Element reviews morphological features, preservation processes, and taphonomic pathways using recent studies and fossil taxa.
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1. General Introduction; 2. Multi-plated Skeletons and Regeneration; 3. Influence of Test Architecture and Environment; 4. Predation and Parasitism as Taphonomic Agents; 5. Preservation Pathways in the Recent and Past; 6. A Case Study of Echinoid Preservation: The Miocene of Sardinia; 7. Conclusions and Future Work; References.