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Knaust & Schnick, 2024

Trace fossils from the Maastrichtian chalk of the Isle of Rügen, north-east Germany

Knaust, D., Schnick, H.
DOI
DOI10.1017/njg.2024.6
Aasta2024
AjakiriGeologie en Mijnbouw
Köide103
Tüüpartikkel ajakirjas
Keelinglise
Id49427

Abstrakt

The lower Maastrichtian chalk of the Isle of Rügen was deposited in a pelagic setting in the aphotic zone. Its rich fossil content has attracted research attention for centuries, whereas its ichnological characteristics remain poorly understood, even though horizons with intense bioturbation and occurrences of trace fossils in flint are common. The enhanced colour contrast of smooth chalk faces reveals repeated phases of benthic colonisation; larger burrows are commonly subject to silicification, while flint nodules also can preserve burrows in chalk. A total of 37 ichnogenera, including 47 ichnospecies of bioturbation and bioerosion trace fossils have been recognised; these are here briefly described, in addition to indeterminate material. Many ichnotaxa are recorded for the first time from the Rügen chalk. Bioerosion is restricted mainly to local hardgrounds in the form of biogenic components (such as shells and belemnite guards).

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