Early Cambrian Teichichnus-dominated ichnofabrics and palaeoenvironmental analysis of the Caerfai Group, Southwest Wales, UK

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 297, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 239-251

  Loughlin, Nicholas J D ^a   Hillier, Robert D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avalonia; Cambrian; Delta; Ichnofabric; Teichichnus; Trace fossil

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOTURBATION; CAMBRIAN; DOMINANCE; EVOLUTION; ICHNOFABRIC; ICHNOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; TRACE FOSSIL;

PEMBROKESHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

ARENICOLITES; PALAEOPHYCUS; PLANOLITES; SKOLITHOS; TEICHICHNUS;

EID: 77957753617     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.07.030     Document Type: Article

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