Nonbiomineralized carapaces in Cambrian seafloor landscapes (Sirius Passet, Greenland):opening a new window into early Phanerozoic benthic ecology

• Published in: Geology
• Main Authors: Mangano, M. Gabriela, Bromley, Richard Granville, Harper, David A. T., Nielsen, Arne Thorshøj, Smith, M. Paul, Vinther, Jakob
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Burrows; Greenland; Sirius
• Online Access: https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/nonbiomineralized-carapaces-in-cambrian-seafloor-landscapes-sirius-passet-greenland(852bf61b-d8b8-4bec-909a-eda670f71083).html; https://doi.org/10.1130/G32853.1

Widespread microbial mats and the absence of significant bioturbation resulted in a poorly developed mixed layer and extensive cohesive substrates during the Ediacaran-Cambrian transition. Large nonbiomineralized arthropod carapaces overprinted with trails, interconnected burrow systems, narrow-cali...