Beitrage zur Sedimentation und Fossilführung des Hunsrückschiefers. 14. Spurenfauna und Bildungstiefe der Hunsrückschiefer (Unter-Devon)

Summary: The Hunsrueck Shales ofLower Devonian age have been formerly interpretet as mud Hat deposits. Sedimentary structures and trace fossils do not favor this interpretation but indicate a deeper, though not flysch-Iike, origin. Sedimentation in: a bathyal depression is suggested as an alternative model. This would be consistent with the presence, at times, 01' moderate currents and diverse bottom fauna, as weIl as perfect fossil preservation in periods of insufficient aeration.