Controls on the formation of microbially induced sedimentary structures and biotic recovery in the Lower Triassic of Arctic Canada

• Main Authors: Wignall, PB, Bond, DPG, Grasby, SE, Pruss, SB, Peakall, J
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Society of America 2020
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Blind Fiord; sverdrup basin
• Online Access: https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/162282/; https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/162282/1/918.pdf

Microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) are reportedly widespread in the Early Triassic and their occurrence is attributed to either the extinction of marine grazers (allowing mat preservation) during the Permo-Triassic mass extinction or the suppression of grazing due to harsh, oxygen-poo...