Xiphosurid trackways in a Lower Cretaceous tidal flat in Patagonia: Palaeoecological implications and the involvement of microbial mats in trace-fossil preservation
Lower Cretaceous trackways assignable to xiphosurids were recently found in tidally influenced marginal-marine deposits of the Agrio Formation (Patagonia, Argentina). The aim of this paper is to describe these trace fossils in detail, discuss their conditions of preservation, make palaeoecological a...
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paper:paper_00310182_v375_n_p16_Fernandez2023-06-08T14:56:41Z Xiphosurid trackways in a Lower Cretaceous tidal flat in Patagonia: Palaeoecological implications and the involvement of microbial mats in trace-fossil preservation Fernandez, Diana Elizabeth Pazos, Pablo Jose Cretaceous Kouphichnium Marginal marine Microbially induced sedimentary structures South America Xiphosurid trackways arthropod Cretaceous cyanobacterium depositional environment fossil record marine environment microbial mat morphotype paleoecology paleogeography preservation Southern Hemisphere taphonomy tidal flat trace fossil Patagonia Cyanobacteria Kouphichnium Lower Cretaceous trackways assignable to xiphosurids were recently found in tidally influenced marginal-marine deposits of the Agrio Formation (Patagonia, Argentina). The aim of this paper is to describe these trace fossils in detail, discuss their conditions of preservation, make palaeoecological and taphonomic inferences from them, and analyse the importance of their palaeogeographic location. These trace fossils are assigned to Kouphichnium, and five track morphotypes are established. Microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) are associated with the trackways. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) studies document the involvement of microbial mats in the preservation of the trackways by the presence of cyanobacteria-like filament sheaths. The microbial mats enabled preservation of the tracks by binding and biostabilisation of the sediment surface. The mostly likely producers of the trackways are from the subfamily Limulinae. The studied surface could represent a high-tide mating ground associated with a very shallow water deposit on a warm Cretaceous tidal flat. These records are the first convincingly documented trackways produced by xiphosurids in the Early Cretaceous worldwide and the second fossil record of this group from the Cretaceous in the Southern Hemisphere. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. Fil:Fernández, D.E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Pazos, P.J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2013 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00310182_v375_n_p16_Fernandez http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00310182_v375_n_p16_Fernandez |
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Cretaceous Kouphichnium Marginal marine Microbially induced sedimentary structures South America Xiphosurid trackways arthropod Cretaceous cyanobacterium depositional environment fossil record marine environment microbial mat morphotype paleoecology paleogeography preservation Southern Hemisphere taphonomy tidal flat trace fossil Patagonia Cyanobacteria Kouphichnium |
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Cretaceous Kouphichnium Marginal marine Microbially induced sedimentary structures South America Xiphosurid trackways arthropod Cretaceous cyanobacterium depositional environment fossil record marine environment microbial mat morphotype paleoecology paleogeography preservation Southern Hemisphere taphonomy tidal flat trace fossil Patagonia Cyanobacteria Kouphichnium Fernandez, Diana Elizabeth Pazos, Pablo Jose Xiphosurid trackways in a Lower Cretaceous tidal flat in Patagonia: Palaeoecological implications and the involvement of microbial mats in trace-fossil preservation |
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Cretaceous Kouphichnium Marginal marine Microbially induced sedimentary structures South America Xiphosurid trackways arthropod Cretaceous cyanobacterium depositional environment fossil record marine environment microbial mat morphotype paleoecology paleogeography preservation Southern Hemisphere taphonomy tidal flat trace fossil Patagonia Cyanobacteria Kouphichnium |
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Lower Cretaceous trackways assignable to xiphosurids were recently found in tidally influenced marginal-marine deposits of the Agrio Formation (Patagonia, Argentina). The aim of this paper is to describe these trace fossils in detail, discuss their conditions of preservation, make palaeoecological and taphonomic inferences from them, and analyse the importance of their palaeogeographic location. These trace fossils are assigned to Kouphichnium, and five track morphotypes are established. Microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) are associated with the trackways. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) studies document the involvement of microbial mats in the preservation of the trackways by the presence of cyanobacteria-like filament sheaths. The microbial mats enabled preservation of the tracks by binding and biostabilisation of the sediment surface. The mostly likely producers of the trackways are from the subfamily Limulinae. The studied surface could represent a high-tide mating ground associated with a very shallow water deposit on a warm Cretaceous tidal flat. These records are the first convincingly documented trackways produced by xiphosurids in the Early Cretaceous worldwide and the second fossil record of this group from the Cretaceous in the Southern Hemisphere. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. |
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Fernandez, Diana Elizabeth Pazos, Pablo Jose |
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Fernandez, Diana Elizabeth Pazos, Pablo Jose |
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Fernandez, Diana Elizabeth |
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Xiphosurid trackways in a Lower Cretaceous tidal flat in Patagonia: Palaeoecological implications and the involvement of microbial mats in trace-fossil preservation |
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Xiphosurid trackways in a Lower Cretaceous tidal flat in Patagonia: Palaeoecological implications and the involvement of microbial mats in trace-fossil preservation |
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Xiphosurid trackways in a Lower Cretaceous tidal flat in Patagonia: Palaeoecological implications and the involvement of microbial mats in trace-fossil preservation |
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Xiphosurid trackways in a Lower Cretaceous tidal flat in Patagonia: Palaeoecological implications and the involvement of microbial mats in trace-fossil preservation |
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Xiphosurid trackways in a Lower Cretaceous tidal flat in Patagonia: Palaeoecological implications and the involvement of microbial mats in trace-fossil preservation |
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xiphosurid trackways in a lower cretaceous tidal flat in patagonia: palaeoecological implications and the involvement of microbial mats in trace-fossil preservation |
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2013 |
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