Paleobiology and Taphonomy of Exceptionally Preserved Organisms from the Brandon Bridge Formation (Silurian), Wisconsin, USA
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu14688448142021-08-03T06:37:35Z Paleobiology and Taphonomy of Exceptionally Preserved Organisms from the Brandon Bridge Formation (Silurian), Wisconsin, USA Wendruff, Andrew J. Paleontology Geology Earth Microbiology Biology Ecology Silurian Llandovery Telychian Lagerstatten Lagerstatten Brandon Bridge Formation Waukesha Waukesha Biota Exceptional Preservation arthropods fossils paleontology microbial microorganisms microbial mat The Waukesha Lagerstatte in the Brandon Bridge Formation (Silurian: Llandovery Series, Telychian Stage) hosts a diverse, exceptionally preserved fauna. Similar to a number of other Silurian Lagerstatten in Laurentia, it was deposited on a warm, shallow-marine carbonate platform. The Waukesha Biota includes an interesting assemblage of organisms, some of which are characteristic of Silurian epeiric seas, others of which are expected but rare in the Silurian, and still others that could be considered “holdovers” of groups more characteristic of the Cambrian.The Waukesha Lagerstatte hosts a diverse biota of metazoans that are mostly marine but also probably some terrestrial forms. Taxa include biomineralized trilobites, conulariids, Sphenothallus, and a variety of non-biomineralized or lightly skeletonized arthropods, lobopodians, `worms,’ a cubozoan, chordates, and graptolites. Echinoderms, cephalopods, brachiopods, gastropods, bivalves, bryozoans, and corals, which are biomineralized and normally common in Silurian shelf lithofacies, are rare or unknown. The Waukesha Lagerstatte substantially increases our understanding of the biota of Silurian carbonate platform ecosystems. Many of the taxa are represented by similar organisms in other less well-known Silurian Lagerstatten. The existence of the diverse Waukesha Biota is the result of specific taphonomic processes related to localized and atypical depositional conditions. Microbial processes contributed in important ways to exceptional preservation in this deposit. 2016-12-20 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1468844814 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1468844814 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Paleontology Geology Earth Microbiology Biology Ecology Silurian Llandovery Telychian Lagerstatten Lagerstatten Brandon Bridge Formation Waukesha Waukesha Biota Exceptional Preservation arthropods fossils paleontology microbial microorganisms microbial mat Wendruff, Andrew J. Paleobiology and Taphonomy of Exceptionally Preserved Organisms from the Brandon Bridge Formation (Silurian), Wisconsin, USA |
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Paleobiology and Taphonomy of Exceptionally Preserved Organisms from the Brandon Bridge Formation (Silurian), Wisconsin, USA |
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Paleobiology and Taphonomy of Exceptionally Preserved Organisms from the Brandon Bridge Formation (Silurian), Wisconsin, USA |
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Paleobiology and Taphonomy of Exceptionally Preserved Organisms from the Brandon Bridge Formation (Silurian), Wisconsin, USA |
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Paleobiology and Taphonomy of Exceptionally Preserved Organisms from the Brandon Bridge Formation (Silurian), Wisconsin, USA |
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paleobiology and taphonomy of exceptionally preserved organisms from the brandon bridge formation (silurian), wisconsin, usa |
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