Pleistocene trace fossils in the Ironshore Formation, Little Cayman, British West Indies |
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Authors: | Robert Metz |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Geology and Meteorology, Kean University, Union, New Jersey, 07083, USA
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Abstract: | Oosparite grainstones of the Pleistocene Ironshore Formation, Little Cayman, British West Indies, contain the trace fossils Conichnus conicus, Ophiomorpha nodosa, and Planolites beverleyensis. The dominance of vertically-oriented trace fossils, complexity of cross-stratifications, coarseness of the sediment channel fill, and presence of several rudstone layers suggest deposition close to the seaward portion of lagoonal channels where higher energy conditions prevailed. |
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