Phymatoderma melvillensis isp. nov. and other trace fossils from the Cape Melville Formation (Lower Miocene) of King George Island, Antarctica
Trace fossils Phymatoderma melvillensis isp. nov., Thalassinoides isp., ?Nereites isp. and Planolites isp. are reported from the glacio-marine sediments of the Cape Melville Formation (Lower Miocene) of King George Island, West Antarctica. Their occurrence and strong bioturbation of sediments point...
Published in: | Polish Polar Research |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Other/Unknown Material |
Language: | English |
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2010
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Online Access: | https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/73367 https://doi.org/10.4202/ppres.2010.06 http://www.polish.polar.pan.pl/ppr31/PPR31-083.pdf https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/popore/31/1/article-p83.xml |
Summary: | Trace fossils Phymatoderma melvillensis isp. nov., Thalassinoides isp., ?Nereites isp. and Planolites isp. are reported from the glacio-marine sediments of the Cape Melville Formation (Lower Miocene) of King George Island, West Antarctica. Their occurrence and strong bioturbation of sediments point to an offshore or deeper (outer shelf or upper slope) environment. Deep marine crab Antarctidromia inflata Förster, 1985, has been found in Thalassinoidesisp. The tracemaker (?crustacean) of Phymatoderma melvillensisre-reworked pelletal sediments probably during times of food deficiency |
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