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Part I History, Concepts, and Methods |
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1 A History of Ideas in Ichnology |
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3 From Paleolithic Times to Greco-Roman Antiquity |
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5 Seventeenth to Eighteenth Century: A Period of Transition |
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6.1 Emergence of the Paleobotanical Interpretation |
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6.2 Zoophytes and other Popular Interpretations |
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6.3 An Independent Ichnological Center: North America |
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6.4 The Rise of Vertebrate Ichnology |
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7.1 Fucoids versus Traces |
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7.2 The Period of Reaction: a Worldwide Phenomenon |
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8 Development of the Modern Approach |
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8.2 The Senckenberg Marine Institute |
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9.1 The Ethological Revolution |
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9.2 Early Modern Era: A New Impetus for the Study of Traces |
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9.3 The Golden Age of North American Ichnology |
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9.4 The Eastern Bloc During the Early Modern Era |
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10 Conclusions and Discussion |
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10.1 Evolution of the Interpretation of Trace Fossils |
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10.2 Modern Centers of Ichnological Research |
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10.3 Modern Trends in Ichnology as a Legacy from the Past |
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10.4 Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Aspects in Ichnology |
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10.5 Ichnology as a Historical Product |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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2 Ichnotaxonomy: Finding Patterns in a Welter of Information |
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2 Observing Trace Fossils |
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3 Describing Trace Fossils |
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4 Stratinomic Classifications |
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4.1 Substrate Consistency |
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4.2 Toponomic Classification |
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5 Biological Classifications |
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5.1 Phylogenetic Classification |
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51 | (1) |
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5.2 Ecological Classifications |
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52 | (1) |
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6 Ethological Classification |
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6.1 Resting Traces (Cubichnia) |
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6.2 Dwelling Traces (Domichnia) |
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55 | (2) |
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6.3 Locomotion Traces (Repichnia) |
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57 | (1) |
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6.4 Grazing Traces (Pascichnia) |
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58 | (1) |
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6.5 Feeding Traces (Fodinichnia) |
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59 | (1) |
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6.6 Farming Traces (Agrichnia) |
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59 | (1) |
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6.7 Escape Traces (Fugichnia) |
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60 | (1) |
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6.8 Brooding Traces (Calichnia) |
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60 | (1) |
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6.9 Other Ethological Categories |
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61 | (1) |
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6.10 Overlapping Functions |
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61 | (1) |
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7 Systematic Classification |
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7.1 International Code of Zoological Nomenclature |
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7.2 A Brief History of Ichnotaxonomy |
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63 | (2) |
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7.3 The Mechanics of Naming New Ichnospecies and Ichnogenera |
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7.4 Diagnosis and Description |
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7.5 Ichnofamilies and higher Ichnotaxa |
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7.6 Ichnosubspecies and other Subdivisions |
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3 Trace-Fossil Systematics |
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79 | (1) |
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2 Need of a Robust Ichnotaxonomy and Trace-Fossil Classification |
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3 A Newly Proposed Nomenclature Key |
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3.1 Purpose and Advantages |
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3.2 Structure of the Key and Challenges |
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4 The Ichnofacies Paradigm |
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103 | (36) |
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103 | (10) |
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1.1 Rise of the Ichnofacies Concept |
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103 | (2) |
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1.2 Variation in the Use of Ichnofacies |
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105 | (8) |
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2 Neoichnological Underpinning of Seilacherian Ichnofacies |
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113 | (4) |
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3 The Seilacherian Ichnofacies |
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117 | (9) |
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4 The Role of Seilacherian Ichnofacies |
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126 | (2) |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (1) |
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130 | (9) |
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5 The Ichnofabric Concept |
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139 | (18) |
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139 | (1) |
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2 Early Development of the Concept |
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3 A Controversial Concept? |
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144 | (1) |
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4 Importance of Ichnofabric |
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145 | (6) |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (5) |
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157 | (38) |
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157 | (8) |
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1.1 Nomenclature, Key Bounding Surfaces, and Systems Tracts |
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158 | (2) |
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1.2 Recognition of Trace-Fossil Omission Suites |
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160 | (1) |
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1.3 Autogenic versus Allogenic Discontinuities |
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161 | (3) |
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1.4 Facies and Ichnofacies Juxtaposition |
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164 | (1) |
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2 Overview of Sequence-Stratigraphic Frameworks |
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165 | (4) |
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2.1 Siliciclastic Responses to RSL Changes |
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165 | (2) |
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2.2 Carbonate Responses to RSL Changes |
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167 | (2) |
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3 Ichnological Applications to Sequence Stratigraphy (Case Studies) |
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169 | (17) |
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3.1 Incised Shorefaces, Viking Formation, Alberta, Canada |
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169 | (8) |
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3.2 Estuarine Incised-Valley Fill, Viking Formation, Alberta, Canada |
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3.3 Carbonate Platform, Khuff Formation, Middle East |
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183 | (3) |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (1) |
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187 | (8) |
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195 | (18) |
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2 Continental Environments |
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196 | (3) |
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3 Marginal-Marine Environments |
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199 | (2) |
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4 Shallow-Marine Environments |
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201 | (5) |
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4.1 Proterozoic/Cambrian Boundary |
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201 | (1) |
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4.2 Cruziana Stratigraphy |
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202 | (3) |
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4.3 Arthrophycid Stratigraphy |
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205 | (1) |
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5 Deep-Marine Environments |
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206 | (2) |
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208 | (1) |
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208 | (1) |
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208 | (5) |
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213 | (1) |
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2 The Methodological Toolkit |
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214 | (4) |
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214 | (1) |
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2.2 Vacuum Cast-Embedding |
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215 | (2) |
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217 | (1) |
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3 Microbioeroding Biota and their Traces |
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218 | (6) |
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218 | (1) |
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3.2 Chlorophytes and Rhodophytes |
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219 | (2) |
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221 | (1) |
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221 | (3) |
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4 Paleoenvironmental Signatures |
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224 | (13) |
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224 | (2) |
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226 | (4) |
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230 | (5) |
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235 | (2) |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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238 | (7) |
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9 Methodology and Techniques |
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245 | (28) |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (4) |
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246 | (1) |
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2.2 Peels, Molds, and Casts |
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246 | (2) |
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2.3 Core Sampling of Surface Sediment |
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248 | (1) |
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2.4 Imaging and Analysis of Dinosaur, Bird, and Mammal Tracks |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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2.6 Quantification of Bioturbation |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (6) |
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3.1 Sectioning and Enhancement of Visibility |
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250 | (2) |
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252 | (1) |
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3.4 Scanning Electron Microscopy |
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254 | (1) |
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3.6 Computer-Aided Tomography |
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255 | (1) |
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3.7 Polymer-Resin Casting |
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256 | (1) |
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4 Borehole Cores and Images |
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256 | (4) |
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256 | (2) |
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258 | (2) |
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260 | (1) |
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260 | (3) |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (1) |
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264 | (9) |
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10 Marine Invertebrate Neoichnology |
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273 | (26) |
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273 | (1) |
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2 Major Infaunal Groups and their Common Traces |
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274 | (11) |
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2.1 Vermiform Animals: Annelids, Hemichordates, and Nemerteans |
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274 | (3) |
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277 | (3) |
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280 | (3) |
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283 | (2) |
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2.5 Sponges and Sea Anemones |
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285 | (1) |
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3 Environmental Stresses and their Impact of Neoichnology |
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285 | (4) |
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4 Summary and Conclusions |
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289 | (1) |
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290 | (1) |
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290 | (9) |
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Part II Continental and Glacial Systems |
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299 | (30) |
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299 | (1) |
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2 Ecological and Environmental Constraints in Glacial Settings |
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300 | (5) |
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2.1 Environmental Stress in Glacial Settings |
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300 | (2) |
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2.2 Postglacial Colonization of Terrestrial Environments |
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302 | (1) |
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2.3 Postglacial Colonization of Freshwater Environments |
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303 | (1) |
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2.4 Glacial and Postglacial Colonization of Marine Environments |
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304 | (1) |
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3 Trace-Fossil Assemblages from Ancient Glacial Environments |
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305 | (14) |
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3.1 Bioturbated Deposits in Glacial Settings |
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305 | (1) |
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3.2 Glaciolacustrine Trace-Fossil Assemblages |
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306 | (6) |
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3.3 Ichnocoenoses and Ichnofacies of Glaciolacustrine Rhythmites |
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312 | (5) |
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3.4 Glaciomarine Trace-Fossil Assemblages |
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317 | (1) |
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3.5 Ichnocoenoses and Ichnofacies of Glaciomarine Rhythmites |
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318 | (1) |
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4 Ichnology of Recent Glacial Environments |
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319 | (1) |
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5 Concluding Remarks and Perspectives |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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321 | (8) |
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329 | (1) |
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330 | (5) |
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3.2 Coprinisphaera Ichnofacies |
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337 | (8) |
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3.3 Celliforma Ichnofacies |
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345 | (1) |
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3.4 Termitichnus Ichnofacies |
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3.6 Skolithos Ichnofacies |
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347 | (1) |
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3.7 Grallator Ichnofacies |
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348 | (1) |
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3.8 Batrachichnus Ichnofacies |
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348 | (2) |
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3.9 Additional Vertebrate Ichnofacies |
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350 | (1) |
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3.10 Potential Ichnofacies from Paleosols |
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351 | (1) |
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4 Application of Ichnofacies and Ichnofabrics to the Interpretation of Fluvial Sedimentary Facies |
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352 | (4) |
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4.1 Composite Ichnofacies |
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353 | (1) |
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4.2 Stratigraphical Applications |
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354 | (2) |
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4.3 Ichnofabric Studies of Fluvial Successions |
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356 | (1) |
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5 Depositional Environments |
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356 | (12) |
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5.1 Comparison of Channel-Bell and Floodplain Trace-Fossil Assemblages |
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356 | (5) |
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5.2 Contrasting Trace-Fossil Preservation in Channel-Belt and Overbank Facies |
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361 | (2) |
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5.3 Trace Fossils in Channel-Belt Deposits |
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363 | (2) |
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5.4 Floodplain Subenvironments |
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365 | (2) |
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5.5 Comparison of Trace-Fossil Assemblages from Different River Systems |
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367 | (1) |
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368 | (3) |
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371 | (1) |
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371 | (8) |
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13 Lacustrine Environments |
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379 | (40) |
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379 | (6) |
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385 | (10) |
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2.1 Biogenic Activity and Structures in Lake Basins |
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385 | (4) |
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2.2 The Ichnofacies Model in Lake Basins |
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389 | (6) |
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3 An Integrated Lake-Type Basin and Lacustrine Ichnology Model |
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395 | (13) |
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3.1 Overfilled Lake-Type Basins |
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396 | (4) |
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3.2 Balanced-Fill Lake-Type Basins |
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400 | (3) |
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3.3 Underfilled Lake-Type Basins |
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403 | (5) |
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408 | (1) |
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409 | (1) |
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409 | (10) |
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419 | (22) |
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419 | (1) |
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419 | (3) |
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2.1 Ichnology in Eolian Environments |
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419 | (1) |
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2.2 Ichnofacies in Eolian Paleoenvironments |
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420 | (2) |
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3 Depositional Environments |
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422 | (8) |
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3.1 Trace Fossils in Coastal Dunes |
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422 | (3) |
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3.2 Trace Fossils in Inland Ergs |
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425 | (3) |
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3.3 Uniformitarian Approach to Eolian Ichnofacies |
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428 | (1) |
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3.4 Paleoclimatic Significance of Eolian Ichnofacies |
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429 | (1) |
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430 | (2) |
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432 | (1) |
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433 | (1) |
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434 | (7) |
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Part III Shallow-Marine Siliciclastic Systems |
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441 | (22) |
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441 | (1) |
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2 Modern Rocky-Shore Habitats and Inhabitants |
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441 | (6) |
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441 | (1) |
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2.2 Rocky-Shore Inhabitants |
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442 | (3) |
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2.3 Preservation Potential of Rocky-Shore Biota in the Fossil Record |
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445 | (2) |
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3 Main Bioerosion Ichnotaxa |
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447 | (4) |
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447 | (2) |
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4 Trace-Fossil Assemblages and Ichnofacies |
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451 | (2) |
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4.1 Substrate Influence on Rocky-Shore Assemblages |
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451 | (1) |
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4.2 Evolution of Rocky-Shore Bioerosion |
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451 | (1) |
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4.3 Rocky-Shore Ichnofacies |
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452 | (1) |
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453 | (2) |
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5.1 Early Devonian, Ontario |
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453 | (1) |
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5.2 Middle Jurassic, England |
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454 | (1) |
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455 | (1) |
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457 | (1) |
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457 | (6) |
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463 | (44) |
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463 | (3) |
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2 The Ichnological Identification of Estuaries |
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466 | (9) |
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2.1 Brackish-Water Trace-Fossil Assemblages |
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467 | (4) |
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2.2 Tides and Trace Fossils |
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471 | (2) |
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2.3 Ichnological Evidence for Transgressive Incised Valley Fills |
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473 | (2) |
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3 Trace Distributions within Wave- and Tide-Dominated Estuaries |
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475 | (13) |
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3.1 Wave-Dominated Estuaries |
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476 | (1) |
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3.2 Wave-Dominated Estuary Case Study: Kouchibouguac Bay, New Brunswick, Canada |
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477 | (1) |
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3.3 Mixed-Energy Estuaries |
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478 | (2) |
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3.4 Mixed-Energy Example: Willapa Bay, Washington, USA |
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480 | (3) |
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3.5 Mixed-Energy Example: Ogeechee River Estuary, Georgia, USA |
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483 | (1) |
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3.6 Tide-Dominated Estuaries |
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484 | (1) |
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3.7 Tide-Dominated Example: Chignecto Bay, Bay of Fundy, Atlantic Canada |
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485 | (3) |
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4 Ancient Examples---Trace-Fossil Distribution |
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488 | (7) |
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4.1 Wave-Dominated Estuaries in the Viking Formation (Albian), Alberta, Canada |
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488 | (3) |
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4.2 Mixed(?) Estuary, Montney Formation (Triassic), Alberta, Canada |
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491 | (1) |
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4.3 Tide-Dominated(?) Estuary, McMurray Formation (Aptian to Albian), Alberta, Canada |
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492 | (3) |
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495 | (2) |
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497 | (1) |
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497 | (1) |
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498 | (9) |
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507 | (22) |
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507 | (1) |
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2 Classification of Deltaic Systems |
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508 | (2) |
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2.1 Bioturbation Intensity and Ichnodiversity |
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509 | (1) |
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2.2 Ichnofabric and Ichnofacies Analysis |
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510 | (1) |
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3 Common Deltaic Trace Fossils |
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510 | (2) |
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4 Controls on Deltaic Ichnology |
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512 | (8) |
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4.1 Hydrodynamic Energy and Response of Bioturbatore |
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512 | (4) |
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4.2 Salinity and Salinity Tolerance of Tracemakers |
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516 | (1) |
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4.3 Sedimentation Rate and the Colonization Window |
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517 | (2) |
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519 | (1) |
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4.5 Substrate Consistency and Benthic Colonization Style |
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520 | (1) |
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4.6 Turbidity, Light, and Temperature |
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520 | (1) |
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5 Ichnology of Deltaic End Members |
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520 | (2) |
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5.1 Fluvial-Dominated Deltaic Ichnology |
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521 | (1) |
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5.2 Tide-Dominated Deltaic Ichnology |
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521 | (1) |
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5.3 Wave-Dominated Deltaic Ichnology |
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522 | (1) |
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522 | (1) |
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523 | (6) |
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18 Tidal Flats and Subtidal Sand Bodies |
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529 | (34) |
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529 | (2) |
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2 Supratidal and Intertidal Environments |
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2.1 Supratidal Marshes and Mangroves |
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534 | (1) |
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538 | (2) |
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2.5 Tidal Channels and Creeks |
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540 | (1) |
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541 | (11) |
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542 | (2) |
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544 | (3) |
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547 | (3) |
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3.4 Isolated Dune Patches |
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550 | (1) |
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550 | (2) |
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552 | (1) |
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553 | (2) |
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555 | (1) |
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555 | (1) |
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555 | (8) |
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563 | (44) |
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563 | (4) |
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2 Shoreface Subenvironments |
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567 | (16) |
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567 | (5) |
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2.2 Lower-Middle Shoreface Complex |
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572 | (5) |
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2.3 Upper Shoreface-Foreshore-Backshore Complex |
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577 | (6) |
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583 | (3) |
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4 Tidal Effects on the Shoreface |
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586 | (6) |
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592 | (4) |
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596 | (1) |
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597 | (10) |
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Part IV Deep-Marine Siliciclastic Systems |
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607 | (36) |
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607 | (2) |
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2 The Distribution of Infauna on Slopes: Insights from Modern Basin Margins |
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609 | (1) |
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3 Ichnofacies in Bathyal Settings |
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610 | (9) |
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3.1 Zoophycos Ichnofacies |
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611 | (4) |
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3.2 Skolithos Ichnofacies |
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615 | (1) |
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3.3 Glossifungites Ichnofacies |
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615 | (1) |
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616 | (2) |
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618 | (1) |
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4 Slope Depositional Environments---Case Studies |
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619 | (15) |
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4.1 Submarine Canyon Fill, Early Miocene Tirikohua Formation, Northland, New Zealand |
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619 | (2) |
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4.2 Slope Deposits, Middle Eocene Ainsa-Jaca Basin, Spain |
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621 | (1) |
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4.3 Ambient Slope Deposits, Cretaceous Nise Formation, Norwegian Shelf |
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622 | (4) |
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4.4 Slope Minibasin Deposits, Cretaceous Tres Pasos Formation, Chile |
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626 | (2) |
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4.5 Lower-Slope Channel Deposits, Cretaceous Tres Pasos Formation, Chile |
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628 | (1) |
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4.6 Levee Deposits, Nanaimo Group, Gulf Islands, British Columbia |
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629 | (5) |
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5 Discussion and Conclusions |
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634 | (2) |
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636 | (1) |
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636 | (7) |
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643 | (30) |
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643 | (1) |
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2 Classification of Deep-Sea Trace Fossils |
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643 | (2) |
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3 Pre-Depositional Trace Fossils |
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645 | (2) |
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4 Post-Depositional Trace Fossils |
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647 | (2) |
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649 | (3) |
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6 Trace-Fossil Assemblages |
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652 | (1) |
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653 | (5) |
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8 Ichnology of Carbonate Turbidites |
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658 | (1) |
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9 Trace Fossils as Indicators of Ecological and Physical Sedimentary Parameters |
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659 | (1) |
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10 Cyclicity and Sequence Stratigraphy Aspects |
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660 | (1) |
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660 | (3) |
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12 Perspectives and Conclusions |
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663 | (1) |
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664 | (1) |
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664 | (9) |
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22 Hemipelagic and Pelagic Basin Plains |
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673 | (32) |
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673 | (1) |
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674 | (9) |
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2.1 Aspects Regarding the Bioturbated Zone |
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674 | (2) |
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2.2 Bioturbational Structures |
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676 | (3) |
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679 | (4) |
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3 Depositional Environments and Trace Fossils |
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683 | (11) |
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685 | (1) |
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685 | (1) |
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3.3 Hemipelagic and Pelagic Sediments |
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686 | (6) |
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3.4 Settings Affected by Bottom Currents |
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692 | (2) |
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4 Conclusions and Perspectives |
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694 | (1) |
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694 | (1) |
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694 | (11) |
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Part V Marine Carbonate Systems |
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23 Shallow-Marine Carbonates |
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705 | (46) |
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705 | (1) |
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2 Ichnological Characteristics of Shallow-Marine Carbonate Systems |
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706 | (5) |
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2.1 The Composition and Distribution of Benthic Organisms |
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706 | (1) |
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707 | (3) |
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710 | (1) |
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711 | (4) |
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3.1 Psilonichnus Ichnofacies (Frey and Pemberton, 1987) |
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712 | (1) |
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3.2 Skolithos Ichnofacies (Seilacher, 1967) |
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712 | (1) |
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3.3 Cruziana Ichnofacies (Seilacher, 1967) |
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713 | (1) |
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3.4 Glossifungites Ichnofacies (Seilacher, 1967) |
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713 | (1) |
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3.5 Trypanites Ichnofacies (Frey and Seilacher, 1980) |
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714 | (1) |
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715 | (12) |
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4.1 Ordovician Cool-Water Carbonates: St. Petersburg Region, Russia |
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715 | (7) |
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4.2 Triassic Epicontinental Carbonates: Germany |
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722 | (5) |
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5 Neoichnological Approaches |
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727 | (14) |
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5.1 Rimmed Carbonate Platforms: Quaternary of the Bahamas |
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727 | (7) |
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5.2 Homoclinal Carbonate Ramp: Quaternary of the Southern Arabian Gulf |
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734 | (5) |
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5.3 Holocene Along the Mussafah Channel near Abu Dhabi |
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739 | (2) |
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741 | (1) |
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742 | (1) |
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743 | (8) |
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751 | (26) |
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751 | (1) |
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2 Traces and Tracemakers of the Reef |
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752 | (8) |
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2.1 Macroborings and Bioclaustrations |
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752 | (5) |
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757 | (3) |
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3 Reef Ichnology through Time |
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760 | (4) |
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760 | (3) |
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3.2 Modern Reef Synthesis |
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763 | (1) |
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4 Environmental Controls on Bioerosion |
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764 | (4) |
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768 | (1) |
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769 | (1) |
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769 | (8) |
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25 Chalk and Related Deep-Marine Carbonates |
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777 | (30) |
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777 | (6) |
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783 | (8) |
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2.1 Environments and Substrates |
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783 | (1) |
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2.2 Common Ichnofabric Traits |
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783 | (2) |
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2.3 Ichnocoenoses and Ichnofabrics |
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785 | (4) |
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2.4 Factors Affecting the Expression of Trace Fossils |
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789 | (2) |
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791 | (2) |
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3.1 Environments and Substrates |
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791 | (1) |
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3.2 Ichnocoenoses and Ichnofabrics |
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791 | (2) |
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3.3 Factors Affecting the Expression of Trace Fossils |
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793 | (1) |
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4 Glossifungites Ichnofacies |
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793 | (4) |
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4.1 Environments and Substrates |
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793 | (2) |
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4.2 Ichnocoenoses and Ichnofabrics |
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795 | (2) |
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4.3 Factors Affecting the Expression of Trace Fossils |
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797 | (1) |
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797 | (1) |
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5.1 Environments and Substrates |
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797 | (1) |
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5.2 Ichnocoenoses and Ichnofabrics |
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798 | (1) |
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5.3 Factors Affecting the Expression of Trace Fossils |
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798 | (1) |
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6 Trace Fossils in Remobilized Substrates |
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798 | (3) |
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6.1 Ichnofabrics of Slump, Ooze-Flow, and Debris-Flow Deposits |
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798 | (2) |
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6.2 Calciturbidites and the Nereites and Arenicolites Ichnofacies |
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800 | (1) |
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801 | (1) |
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802 | (1) |
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802 | (5) |
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26 Mixed Siliciclastic/Carbonate Systems |
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807 | (30) |
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807 | (2) |
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2 Spatial Variability (Lateral Fades Mixing) |
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809 | (6) |
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2.1 Montney Formation (Early Triassic), Alberta |
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810 | (1) |
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2.2 Moenkopi Formation (Early Triassic), Nevada and Utah |
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811 | (2) |
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2.3 Liard Formation (Middle Triassic), British Columbia |
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813 | (1) |
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2.4 Baldonnel Formation (Late Triassic), British Columbia |
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814 | (1) |
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3 Temporal Variability (Stratigraphic Mixing) |
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815 | (8) |
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3.1 Chase Group (Early Permian), Oklahoma |
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815 | (3) |
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3.2 Schei Point Group (Late Triassic), Sverdrup Basin |
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818 | (2) |
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3.3 Baldonnel Formation (Late Triassic), British Columbia |
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820 | (1) |
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3.4 Green River and Wasatch Formations (Eocene), Wyoming |
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820 | (3) |
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4 Shell Debris in Clastic Successions |
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|
823 | (5) |
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4.1 Influence by Infaunal Taxa |
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|
823 | (2) |
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4.2 Influence on Infaunal Taxa |
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825 | (2) |
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4.3 Infaunal Exclusion by Living Taxa (with Dendraster excentricus as an Example) |
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827 | (1) |
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828 | (1) |
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829 | (1) |
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829 | (8) |
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Part VI Ichnology in Hydrocarbon-Reservoir and Aquifer Characterization |
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27 Porosity and Permeability in Bioturbated Sediments |
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|
837 | (32) |
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837 | (1) |
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2 The Nature of Ichnological Permeability |
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838 | (4) |
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3 Framework for Assessing Burrow-Associated Permeability |
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842 | (3) |
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3.1 Permeability Contrast |
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843 | (1) |
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3.2 Bioturbation Intensity and Connectivity |
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844 | (1) |
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3.3 Burrow-Surface Area and Trace Architecture |
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845 | (1) |
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845 | (19) |
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4.1 Permeability Assessment: Spot Permeametry |
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845 | (1) |
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4.2 Trace-Fossil Architecture and Distributions |
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846 | (1) |
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4.3 Mechanisms and Styles of Burrow Permeability |
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847 | (17) |
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864 | (1) |
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865 | (1) |
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865 | (4) |
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869 | (28) |
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|
869 | (2) |
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871 | (1) |
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3 Application of Ichnology to Aquifer Characterization |
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|
871 | (19) |
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3.1 Biscayne Aquifer in Southeastern Florida |
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872 | (11) |
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3.2 Edwards-Trinity Aquifer System in Real County, Central Texas |
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883 | (5) |
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3.3 Edwards-Trinity Aquifer System in Travis County, Central Texas |
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888 | (2) |
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890 | (2) |
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892 | (1) |
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|
892 | (5) |
Epilogue |
|
897 | (4) |
Index |
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901 | |