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

• Published in: Geology
• Main Authors: Mángano, M. Gabriela, Bromley, Richard G., Harper, David A T, Nielsen, Arne T., Smith, M. Paul, Vinther, Jakob
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Burrows; Greenland; Sirius
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1983/0fa0fe37-8f0b-41b2-9688-4a8aaaacc740; https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/0fa0fe37-8f0b-41b2-9688-4a8aaaacc740; https://doi.org/10.1130/G32853.1; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84864325303&partnerID=8YFLogxK

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...