Quantitative Techniques in Ichnology and Sedimentology with Examples from the Cretaceous McMurray Formation, NE Alberta, Canada

Eric R.D. Timmer
2018
Process ichnology is a relatively new ichnological tool whereby trace fossils are interpreted as the product of changing infaunal stresses including: salinity fluctuation, reduced oxygenation, high sedimentation rates, reduced nutrient availability, and elevated hydraulic energy. In this paradigm, trace fossils can be used as proxies for paleoenvironmental changes and thus provide excellent support for depositional interpretations. This body of work explores the spatial and temporal relations
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doi:10.7939/r3fj29t71 fatcat:etubh6q4a5copjbl6xlngewf64