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Biogenic Structures: Their Use in Interpreting Depositional Environments
Editor(s)
H. Allen Curran
H. Allen Curran
Department of Geology Smith College, Northampton Massachusetts
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SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology
Volume
35
Copyright:
SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology
© SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology 1985, ISBN 978-1-56576-165-0$10.00
ISBN electronic:
9781565761650
ISBN print:
0918985153
Publication date:
January 01, 1985
Organisms of one sort or another today inhabit virtually every sediment environment on Earth, and the rock record tells us that this has been the case through the greater part of our planet’s history. Furthermore, organisms leave their mark in most sedimentary settings, either directly in the form of body fossils or indirectly as biogenic structures. In addition to their often profound modifying effects on substrates, ancient biogenic structures preserve a record of organism behavioral activity in response to substrate and other paleoenvironmental controls. Thus, biogenic structures can be highly useful as facies indicators and can provide valuable clues to the interpretation of paleodepositional environments. The purpose of this volume is to present a broad spectrum of case-book examples of the use of biogenic structures in the interpretation of depositional environments.
Biogenic Structures: Their Use in Interpreting Depositional Environments
Editor(s): H. Allen Curran
https://doi.org/10.2110/pec.85.35
ISBN-10: 0918985153
ISBN (electronic): 9781565761650
Publisher: SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology
Published: 1985
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Table of Contents
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Assemblages of Biogenic Structures in Non-Marine and Marginal Marine Environments
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Trace Fossils in a Jurassic Eolianite, Entrada Sandstone, Utah, U.S.A.Author(s)A. A. Ekdale;A. A. EkdaleDepartment of Geology and Geophysics, University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah 84112Search for other works by this author on:M. Dane PicardM. Dane PicardDepartment of Geology and Geophysics, University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah 84112Search for other works by this author on:
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Interpretation of Bivalve Trace Fossils in Fluvial Beds of the Basal Catskill Formation (Late Devonian), Eastern U.S.A.Author(s)Richard E. Thoms;Richard E. ThomsGeology Department, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon 97207, and Pennsylvania Geological Survey, Department of Environmental Resources, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120Search for other works by this author on:Thomas M. BergThomas M. BergGeology Department, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon 97207, and Pennsylvania Geological Survey, Department of Environmental Resources, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120Search for other works by this author on:
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Trace Fossils from Brackish-Marine Shales, Upper Pennsylvanian of Kansas, U.S.A.Author(s)William G. HakesWilliam G. HakesPhillips Petroleum CompanyThe Adelphi, John Adam Street, London WC2N 6BW, EnglandSearch for other works by this author on:
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Early Liassic Trace Fossil Assemblages from the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland: Their Distribution in Continental and Marginal Marine EnvironmentsAuthor(s)Grzegorz PieńkowskiGrzegorz PieńkowskiGeological Institute, Laboratory of Sedimentology, Department of Petrography, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry02—519 Warszawa, Rakowiecka 4, PolandSearch for other works by this author on:
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Trace Fossil Assemblages in Middle Triassic Marginal Marine Deposits, Eastern Border of the Massif Central, FranceAuthor(s)Georges R. DemathieuGeorges R. DemathieuInstitut des Sciences de la Terre, Université de Dijon21100 Dijon, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:
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Biogenic Structures and Depositional Environments of a Lower Pennsylvanian Coal-Bearing Sequence, Northern Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee, U.S.A.Author(s)Molly Fritz Miller;Molly Fritz MillerGeology Department, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235; and Department of Earth Sciences, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee 38505Search for other works by this author on:Larry W. KnoxLarry W. KnoxGeology Department, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235; and Department of Earth Sciences, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee 38505Search for other works by this author on:
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Trace Fossil Assemblages and their Occurrence in Silesian (Mid-Carboniferous) Deltaic Sediments of the Central Pennine Basin, EnglandAuthor(s)R. M. C. Eagar;R. M. C. Eagar1The Manchester Museum, The UniversityManchester M13 9PL, EnglandSearch for other works by this author on:J. G. Baines;J. G. Baines2Union Oil Company of Great Britain32 Cadbury Road, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex TW16 7LU, EnglandSearch for other works by this author on:J. D. Collinson;J. D. Collinson3Geologisk Institutt, Avd. A., Universitetet i BergenA11égaten 41, 5000 Bergen, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:P. G. Hardy;P. G. Hardy4Department of Extra-Mural Studies, University of Bristol32 Tyndall's Park Road, Bristol BS8 1HR, EnglandSearch for other works by this author on:S. A. Okolo;S. A. Okolo5Pan Ocean CorporationP.O. Box 93, Lagos, NigeriaSearch for other works by this author on:J. E. PollardJ. E. Pollard1The Manchester Museum, The UniversityManchester M13 9PL, EnglandSearch for other works by this author on:
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Trace Fossils from a Middle Cambrian Deltaic Sequence, North SpainAuthor(s)Iain C. LeggIain C. LeggGeological Survey of Northern IrelandBelfast BT9 6BS, Northern IrelandSearch for other works by this author on:
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Environmental Control of Trace Fossil MorphologyAuthor(s)Larry W. Knox;Larry W. KnoxDepartment of Earth Sciences, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee 38505; and Geology Department, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235Search for other works by this author on:Molly F. MillerMolly F. MillerDepartment of Earth Sciences, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee 38505; and Geology Department, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235Search for other works by this author on:
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Assemblages of Biogenic Structures in Intertidal to Subtidal Environments
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Distribution Patterns of Recent Microbial Endoliths in the Intertidal and Supratidal Zones, BermudaAuthor(s)E.J. HoffmanE.J. HoffmanDepartment of Geology, Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts 02215Search for other works by this author on:
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Ichnofacies of a Modern Size-Graded Shelf, Northwestern Gulf of MexicoAuthor(s)Gary W. HillGary W. HillU.S. Geological Survey12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., Reston, Virginia 22092Search for other works by this author on:
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Modern Algal Mats in Intertidal and Supratidal Quartz Sands, Northeastern Massachusetts, U.S.A.Author(s)Barry Cameron;Barry CameronAcadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia BOP 1XO; Brow Mountain Road, Glenmont, Nova Scotia BOP 1HO; and University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712Search for other works by this author on:Diane Cameron;Diane CameronAcadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia BOP 1XO; Brow Mountain Road, Glenmont, Nova Scotia BOP 1HO; and University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712Search for other works by this author on:J. Richard JonesJ. Richard JonesAcadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia BOP 1XO; Brow Mountain Road, Glenmont, Nova Scotia BOP 1HO; and University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712Search for other works by this author on:
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Tubes of the Modern Polychaete Diopatra Cuprea as Current Velocity Indicators and as Analogs for Skolithos-MonocraterionAuthor(s)John H. BarwisJohn H. BarwisShell Oil CompanyRO. Box 481, Houston, Texas 77001Search for other works by this author on:
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The Glossifungites Ichnofacies: Modern Examples from the Georgia Coast, U.S.A.Author(s)S. George Pemberton;S. George PembertonAlberta Research Council, Terrace Plaza, 4445 Calgary Trail South, Edmonton, Alberta T6H 5R7; and Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602Search for other works by this author on:Robert W. FreyRobert W. FreyAlberta Research Council, Terrace Plaza, 4445 Calgary Trail South, Edmonton, Alberta T6H 5R7; and Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602Search for other works by this author on:
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The Trace Fossil Assemblage of a Cretaceous Nearshore Environment: Englishtown Formation of Delaware, U.S.A.Author(s)H. Allen CurranH. Allen CurranDepartment of Geology, Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts 01063Search for other works by this author on:
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Assemblages of Biogenic Structures in Marine Shale-Forming Environments and Deep-Water Basins
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Trace Fossils and Depositional Environments of Upper Devonian Black Shales, East-Central Kentucky, U.S.A.Author(s)Douglas W. JordanDouglas W. JordanReservoirs Incorporated1151-C Brittmore Rd., Houston, Texas 77043Search for other works by this author on:
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Ichnologic, Taphonomic, and Sedimentologic Clues to the Deposition of Cincinnatian Shales (Upper Ordovician), Ohio, U.S.A.Author(s)Danita Brandt VelbelDanita Brandt VelbelDepartment of Geology, University of CincinnatiCincinnati, Ohio 45221Search for other works by this author on:
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Bioturbation in a Dysaerobic, Bathyal Basin: California BorderlandAuthor(s)Brian D. EdwardsBrian D. EdwardsU.S. Geological Survey345 Middle field Road, Menlo Park, California 94025Search for other works by this author on:
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Trace Fossils and Mid-Cretaceous Anoxic Events in the Atlantic OceanAuthor(s)A. A. EkdaleA. A. EkdaleDepartment of Geology and Geophysics, University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah 84112Search for other works by this author on:
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