Diagenetically-enhanced trilobite obrution deposits in concretionary limestones: The paradox of "rhythmic events beds"

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 367-368, Issue , 2012, Pages 30-43

  Brett, Carlton E ^a   Zambito, James J ^a   Schindler, Eberhard ^b   Becker, R Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Concretion; Diagenetic enhancement; Obrution; Paleozoic; Rhythmites; Taphonomy; Trilobites

Indexed keywords

BEDDING PLANE; BRACHIOPOD; CEPHALOPOD; CONCRETION; DIAGENESIS; FACIES; FOSSIL RECORD; LIMESTONE; MOLT; MUDFLOW; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOZOIC; PRESERVATION; RESUSPENSION; SHALE; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; TAPHONOMY; TRILOBITE;

CANADA; MOROCCO; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; BRACHIOPODA; CEPHALOPODA; LINGULIDA; TRILOBITOMORPHA;

EID: 84870389784     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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