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Wignall et al., 2025

Distinguishing microbially induced sedimentary structures from fluid-induced interfacial deformation structures (MISS versus FIDS)

Wignall, P. B., Peakall, J., Best, J., Baas, J. H.
DOI
DOI10.1144/SP556-2024-133
Aasta2025
AjakiriGeological Society, London, Special Publications
Köide556
Number1
Tüüpartikkel ajakirjas
Keelinglise
Id51314

Abstrakt

Fluid-induced interfacial deformation structures (FIDS) are both diverse and common in turbidite successions where they form in soft, cohesive substrates beneath sediment-gravity flows, but their significance has only recently been recognised (Peakall et al. 2024). Their range of forms encompasses most of the morphological types attributed to microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) and the two have likely been widely conflated. Variants of FIDS include longitudinal ridges and furrows, polygonal networks and mamillated forms that are identical to structures assigned to MISS. A distinctive MISS form with flat-topped ridges and furrows called “Kinneyia” is also found within the FIDS spectrum. Some FIDS may have also been assigned to Ediacaran taxa, notably the controversial Arumberia . Distinguishing FIDS from MISS in hand specimen is difficult, but their environmental context is important. Intertidal MISS occurrences are unlikely to be FIDS because the sediment gravity flows that produce deformation of the substrate are unlikely in such settings. However, MISS (mis)reported from turbidite settings are likely to be FIDS. One of the few distinctions between MISS and FIDS occurs when textured surfaces are developed on the upper surfaces of sandstone beds and they are overlain by fine-grained sediments; in this case a microbial origin is likely.

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