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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2015-04-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/12/2301/2015/bg-12-2301-2015.pdf |