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The ichnogenus Schaubcylindrichnus: morphological, temporal, and environmental significance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Robert W. Frey  and
S. George Pemberton
Robert W. Frey
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, U.S.A.
S. George Pemberton
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E3, Canada
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Abstract

Schaubcylindrichnus, a distinctive sheaf of arcuate, well lined, congruent dwelling tubes, although poorly known in general, is a good indicator of shoreface depositional settings for many Cretaceous rocks of the United States. Until recently, in fact, it was known only from those rocks; but it has now been recognized in Tertiary rocks of Taiwan, possibly in slightly more distal depositional settings. In addition to its distinctive morphological and environmental significance, the ichnogenus also may have substantial biostratigraphical significance. Further reconnaissance is needed to confirm these seemingly unique distributions, that is, to help explain why the trace fossil so far seems to be restricted to certain Cretaceous rocks in North America and certain Tertiary rocks in Asia.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 128 , Issue 6 , November 1991 , pp. 595 - 602
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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