The taphonomic signature of a brine seep and the potential for Burgess Shale style preservation

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 227-239

  Parsons Hubbard, Karla M ^a   Powell, Eric N ^b   Raymond, Anne ^c   Walker, Sally E ^d   Brett, Carlton ^e   Ashton Alcox, Kathryn ^b   Shepard, Rebekah N ^f   Krause, Richard ^g   Deline, Bradley ^e  

^a OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e Department of Geology ^*  (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brine seep; Burgess shale; Exceptional preservation; Lagerst tte; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; ECHINOIDEA; MOLLUSCA; XYLOPHAGUS;

EID: 42149134358     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2008)27[227:TTSOAB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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