Fossilized bioelectric wire – the trace fossil Trichichnus

The trace fossil <i>Trichichnus</i> is proposed as an indicator of fossil bioelectric bacterial activity at the oxic–anoxic interface zone of marine sediments. This fulfils the idea that such processes, commonly found in the modern realm, should be also present in the geological past. &l...

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Main Authors: M. Kędzierski, A. Uchman, Z. Sawlowicz, A. Briguglio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-04-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/12/2301/2015/bg-12-2301-2015.pdf