The determination of substrate conditions from the orientations of solitary rugose corals
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville (USA)
The substrate conditions of mudstone strata formed in ancient epicontinental settings may be determined from taphonomic assemblages of solitary rugose corals. Equal-area plots on the orientations of preserved corals can be used to infer whether subsequent hydrodynamic conditions affected any post-mortem reworking of the corals. Mechanically stable positions for curved corals can be determined. Curved corals preserved in mechanically stable positions are interpreted to have been deposited on firm or hard substrates. Curved corals preserved in mechanically unstable positions were probably embedded in soft or soupy substrates.
- OSTI ID:
- 5551480
- Journal Information:
- Palaois; (United States), Journal Name: Palaois; (United States) Vol. 5:5; ISSN PALAE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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DEPOSITION
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ANIMALS
CNIDARIA
COELENTERATA
CONTINENTAL MARGIN
CONTINENTAL SHELF
CORALS
DEFORMATION
DEPOSITION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
FEDERAL REGION IV
GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS
GEOLOGIC HISTORY
GEOLOGIC STRATA
GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
INVERTEBRATES
NORTH AMERICA
ORIENTATION
PALEONTOLOGY
ROCKS
SAMPLING
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
SILTSTONES
STABILITY
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