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Baucon et al., 2020a

Ethology of the trace fossil Chondrites: Form, function and environment

Baucon, A., Bednarz, M., Dufour, S., Felletti, F., Malgesini, G., Neto de Carvalho, C., Niklas, K. J., Wehrmann, A., Batstone, R., Bernardini, F., Briguglio, A., Cabella, R., Cavalazzi, B., Ferretti, A., Zanzerl, H., McIlroy, D.
DOI
DOI10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.102989
Aasta2020
AjakiriEarth-Science Reviews
Köide202
Leheküljed102989
Tüüpartikkel ajakirjas
Keelinglise
Id13511

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he behaviour of the iconic ichnogenus Chondrites is re-evaluated based on review of existing literature and analysis of novel data (macroscopic, thin section and ESEM-EDX observations; CT-scans and resin peels of modern analogues; computer-controlled serial grinding; morphometric analysis and theoretical morphology). The bedding plane expression of Chondrites is well-constrained by morphometry: (1) the angle of dichotomy formed by a pair of adjacent branches is typically between 30° and 56° (interquartile range; mean: 47°); (2) branching order is between 1 and 9; (3) branches are, on average, nine times longer than wide. In the third dimension, downward branching is dominant but bundled shafts and upward branching may be present.

The size of Chondrites increased markedly from the Late Jurassic to the Late Cretaceous, suggesting that the tracemakers became larger and larger. Microfabric analysis of Chondrites shows active fill or, alternatively, passive fill of empty tunnels by currents or clay percolation, a new mechanism proposed herein.

The tracemakers built Chondrites to obtain food: (1) vermiform deposit feeders produced Chondrites for searching for food in the sediment (fodinichnion); (2) asymbiotic bivalves built Chondrites for cultivating and directly ingesting bacteria (agrichnion); (3) chemosymbiotic bivalves produced Chondrites to provide symbionts with chemical agents.

Chondrites was modified through the life of the tracemaker or it represented a part of the producer’s lifespan. Chondrites — and its modern tracemaker(s) — is associated with a range of marine settings, including well-oxygenated, dysoxic and space-limited (nucleocave) environments. As such, Chondrites is regarded as an extremotolerant ichnotaxon.

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